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Nolito reflects on Manchester City and 'wizard' Pep Guardiola: 'He is in charge. And that's enough leadership' as he prepares to face Liverpool with Sevilla in Champions League

Nolito doesn't want to see Pep Guardiola again. Not for a while anyway.

It's not because he sidelined him for three months and sold him last season: 'I scored six goals at the start and then, suddenly, he clipped my wings,' he says.

It's because he has seen how Man City have in his words: 'gone off like a rocket' this season and that Guardiola, having learned from the mistakes of his first year, will perhaps not be stopped this time.

Nolito poses for the camera ahead of Sevilla's Champions League meeting with Liverpool
Nolito poses for the camera ahead of Sevilla's Champions League meeting with Liverpool
The forward was a Manchester City player last season before Pep Guardiola phased him out
The forward was a Manchester City player last season before Pep Guardiola phased him out
Nolito (second left) celebrates scoring for Sevilla in their 2-1 win over Celta Vigou00a0
Nolito (second left) celebrates scoring for Sevilla in their 2-1 win over Celta Vigo

Nolito scored the winner for Sevilla in La Liga on Saturday and he'll start for them on Tuesday night as they try to beat Liverpool and increase their chances of topping the group and avoiding City, and therefore Pep, in the next round.