Guardiola replies to Sterling: "João Cancelo doesn't play and doesn't complain"

Pep Guardiola admitted on Friday that he was surprised by the words of Raheem Sterling, who, in remarks made the day before, said he was "ready" to leave Manchester City if it meant an opportunity to add more minutes.

The coach of the English champions, who spoke at the press conference ahead of the Burnley reception, praised the striker profusely, but warned that, given the strong competition in the squad, he cannot guarantee that he will use all the players available to him. .

"I didn't know [about the interview]. And I don't think the club did. Raheem is one of our players and we hope he's incredibly important. I don't know if he wants to play more," he said, in statements reproduced by British newspaper Manchester Evening News.