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

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said teams have changed tactics because they are no longer intimidated by his side, which is making their Champions League campaign more difficult.

Guardiola confirmed "the players we had out are [still] out", including winger Jeremy Doku, who "felt something" during Sunday's win at Ipswich, and defender Ruben Dias, who has an abductor problem with no scheduled return date.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has rallied around Pep Guardiola and said the struggling Manchester City boss needs support after a run of two wins in seven European games left City's Champions League knockout phase hopes under threat.

Pep Guardiola said Manchester City have one "last chance" to salvage their Champions League campaign after a 4-2 defeat against Paris Saint-Germain.

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He quickly became a key figure in the 49-year-old's backroom staff, following him to Swansea City, Brighton and then Chelsea, where he worked as chief analyst. Unfortunately for Enzo Maresca, the Blues have lost Macaulay to a Premier League rival just hours before they face Manchester City.