It feels as if Pep Guardiola has become increasingly aware of public opinion over the years. The negative element of public opinion he is being fed, anyway. Algorithms will do that to you.
Nobody is safe from those. Not even the great man. He might have deleted WhatsApp and claimed to have no social media on his phone but that hasn't always been the case. Guardiola was once spotted scrolling while out for dinner, feeding the idea Manchester City's manager had a burner account on X.
Guardiola has referenced money, and how 'the people' (his catch-all term for the entire population) believe City have merely bought — and, by extension, cheated — their way to a period of dominance.