NewsPhotos Joao Cancelo to Zlatan Ibrahimovic: Players Who Had it Tough With Manchester City Coach Pep Guardiola - In Pics

Joao Cancelo to Zlatan Ibrahimovic: Players Who Had it Tough With Manchester City Coach Pep Guardiola - In Pics

There's no doubt that Pep Guardiola is one of the greatest football coaches of all time. However, sometimes the Catalan coach doesn't end up on the same page as his players like most of managers. The latest rumours is that Joao Cancelo had an arguement with Guardiola and that is the reason for his sudden move to FC Bayern Munich on loan. Here we bring you some other players who also ended up parting ways with the champion manager.

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Updated:Feb 01, 2023, 12:05 AM IST

Samuel Eto'o

1/5

Eto'o is another forward who struggled to maintain a good relationship with Guardiola and he later left for Inter Milan to play under Pep's rival Jose Mourinho. (Image Source: Twitter)

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

2/5

Barcelona gave £59 million to bring in Ibrahimovic from Inter in 2009 but it was not not so worth it. The forward only lasted one season with the Spanish and headed back to Italy a year later. (Image Source: Twitter)

Yaya Toure

3/5

Toure got himself in trouble when he said, "When you realise that he (Pep) has problems with Africans, wherever he goes, I ask myself questions." After that Toure even apologised for his comment but the damage on their relationship was done. (Image Source: Twitter)

Cesc Fabregas

4/5

Fabregas admitted in 2020 via Marca: “No (relationship now), no, with Pep nothing at all. I don’t know if the disappointment with Pep is mutual. Things happened, but I prefer not to talk about it." Fabregas and Pep spent one season together in Barcelona. (Image Source: Twitter)

Joao Cancelo

5/5

The latest on the list has parted ways with the Catalan manager after reports of the pair getting into an arguement during Man City's training fueled up. Notably, Cancelo was not in the starting eleven since returning from the World Cup. (Image Source: Twitter)