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Pep Guardiola refuses to apologize after asking for more fans to attend Manchester City's next game.

By Alexis Almosnino

The coach had demanded more support from the supporters for the game this Saturday against Southampton; they responded harshly from the subscriber groups

The coach had demanded more support from the supporters for the game this Saturday against Southampton; they responded harshly from the subscriber groups

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Pep Guardiola, Manchester City's Catalan coach, was imprisoned by his own words. After beating Lepizig by a landslide in the Champions League, he had asked his fans to fill the Etihad Stadium and support the team this Saturday against Southampton, for the Premier League.

He had urged them not to have empty seats. That request earned him criticism from supporters' clubs. In the run-up to the match for the English tournament, Guardiola did not put the brakes on or rectify himself: “I'm not going to apologize. I did not say that I was disappointed with the people in the stadium against Leipzig. What is interpreted is different ”, said the DT.

The Catalan continued: “The Champions League game was a very tough game. The team is tired and I just asked people to come back to help us on Saturday. I just mentioned that we need your support. It doesn't matter how many come, but I know our fans will be there".

The fan representative replied: “I don't think anyone at the club should question the loyalty of the fans. It's frustrating". From Guardiola's claim for more support, City rivals mock their fans and their stadium, which they renamed “Emptyhad”, a play on words between the Etihad airline, which sponsors the team and gives its name to the cancha, and “empty”, which in English means “empty”. The joke does not seem to please the fans of the citizen team.

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