Building of the Pep supremacy is an era defined by sham-ball
MARTIN RICKETT/ PA Always seeing eye to eye Pep Guardiola (left) and Khaldoon al-Mubarak were very close during the former’s time at City Questions were dodged in the past but what Guardiola knew at City relates to the true nature of the club and more basic things like spectacle and human nature There were little things throughout, like digging out an extra £25m for Kevin De Bruyne 1 Oct 2026 - The Guardian Barney Ronay 'Do you know the question that you are asking me? Today, do you honestly think it is my job to make this kind of question happen …” Cut to the long, painful pause. Chuck in a deep, shaming stare, eyes that have suddenly become death rays of betrayal and disgust and Pep Guardiola himself transformed from a man cheerfully toasting his own FA Cup final victory to a grizzled chief detective addressing a room full of convicted perverts. Guardiola had the wind entirely at his back at this point, sitting in the Wembley press room an hour after Manchester City’...