Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has come out to play down reports of a rift between him and Sterling. He recently revealed that it is only normal for players to be unhappy when they are not in the team.
According to him, it will be strange for any manager to expect footballers to be happy on the bench, so Sterling’s reaction is something he saw coming.
He added that Raheem remains an important player to his team, but all his players know they must respect his selection decisions before every game.
His words, “He travels with the team,”
“All the squad travels to Budapest for the Champions League.”
“Always Raheem and all the players react really well.”
“I do not expect they are happy, the guys who do not play and who are not selected, so it is normal. That has always happened since football was created.”
“Raheem in this case is so important for the team and for all of us.”
“All the players respect my decisions.”
“I never found in my career in 40 years one player who was happy when they are not playing, never, ever. But they react really well and behave very well.”
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