The draw took place just one day after the news that coach Pep Guardiola and his wife, Cristina, had divorced after 30 years of living together. At the same time, Man City still played fluently, leading Brentford 2-0 because Phil Foden scored a double in the 66th and 78th minutes, but at the end of the match they let Yoane Wissa and Christian Norgaard score to level the score at 2. -2.
Coach Pep Guardiola and goalkeeper Stefan Ortega
“These two painful defeats caused Man City to continue to struggle with their poor form. The image after the match was strange, people did not know whether Pep Guardiola was affected by family life problems or not. , when he suddenly hugged and comforted goalkeeper Ortega and gave goalkeeper Ortega a kiss, but mixed in with the blame for the two goals lost. Another image also shows that this coach spoke very well tension with defender Josko Gvardiol after the match”, sheet Mail Sport expressed.
According to the British press, because of the ongoing divorce, coach Pep Guardiola has “moved out of the family home worth 8.5 million pounds”, and now lives alone in an apartment worth 2.7 million pounds. in Manchester City.
The Spanish press said that there was no third person interfering in coach Pep Guardiola’s marriage, but the couple who had been together very happily for the past 30 years divorced, surprising many people.
This personal incident, along with the decline of Man City Club’s performance in the 2024-2025 season, makes coach Pep Guardiola clearly in an unhappy period, according to the newspaper. Mail Sport.
Man City still cannot improve their position on the Premier League rankings after the 2-2 draw with Brentford in the 21st round of midweek, still ranked 6th behind Newcastle (by 35 points, less effective). number and play more than 1 match).
Not only did Man City have a draw, top team Liverpool was also drawn 1-1 by Nottingham Forest, the team with the most success in the 2024-2025 season. Chelsea was also held 2-2 by Bournemouth, only West Ham beat Fulham 3-2.
At the top, Liverpool is still 6 points ahead of Nottingham Forest, but has played 1 match less. Chelsea is still ranked 4th with 37 points, but they could lose this position if Newcastle wins against Wolverhampton at 2:30 on January 16.
At 3 o’clock on January 16, there was also a hot derby between Arsenal and Tottenham. Meanwhile, MU plays the latest match against Southampton at home at 3 o’clock on January 17.
