With Manchester City needing a win to avoid a stunning early exit from the Champions League, Pep Guardiola wasn’t in the mood to discuss the prospect of his once-dominant team crashing out of European club soccer’s most prestigious competition.

Pep Guardiola has insisted that Manchester City ’s perilous position in the Champions League is not a problem but an opportunity. With a game to go of the group stage, City, the 2023 winners, are on course for an early exit as they stand 25th in the 36-team table.

Guardiola has spent his entire Manchester City career urging the team to slow their play, now he's telling them to go direct. Why?