Pep Guardiola condemns footballers leaking team news after Villa’s Grealish selection fiasco

Pep Guardiola condemns footballers leaking team news after Villa’s Grealish selection fiasco
Grealish’s reportedly suffered a training injury and was substituted by his teammates in fantasy football

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said it is unprofessional and incredibly unethical of footballers to leak team news. His comments come after Villa players reportedly leaked Jack Grealish’s selection news via their fantasy teams.  

Villa have launched an investigation after news broke that midfielder Jack Grealish had suffered an injury in training ahead of their clash with Leicester City. Aston Villa have also asked their players to stop playing fantasy football since the incident.

Villa players leaked Jack Grealish’s absence before the game

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Some players of Aston Villa removed Jack Grealish from their fantasy teams which was seen as indictaion that he won’t feature in the next match. Pep Guardiola was asked about the issue in his pre-match press conference against Borussia Monchengladbach.

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“I know the players play these games, but I don’t know what fantasy football is,” Guardiola said. “I’ve never played it, and I heard it for the first time in the headlines [on Monday]. I don’t know what it is.

“Sometimes there’s a selection, and players are friends with players from other teams and they talk. Sometimes it happens. It’s unethical and unprofessional, but it can happen.”

Guardiola’ Manchester City take on Borussia Monchengladbach in the first leg of the round of 16 in Budapest, Hungary. Manchester City are currently on a 18 match winning streak and would want to replicate their domestic success onto the European stages.

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