Guardiola – who referenced innocence on 10 separate occasions – was angry that the court of public opinion has already passed judgement on City, even if legal experts have this week predicted the case could take up to four years.
Only 15 months to go.
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His own words in the video above
"If I can't compete with these top players at Real Madrid and Paris St Germaine then I shouldn't be here".
Could argue that he knew his levels had dropped, was true to his word, and thought it best to move on.