‘Contract is just paper’: Manchester City players’ hunger drives Guardiola stay

Pep Guardiola said the desire Manchester City displayed when beating Liverpool and Leeds was evidence of why he signed a new contract to stay at the Etihad.

The wins in the Carabao Cup and Premier League came in City’s first two matches since the Qatar World Cup. Guardiola agreed his fresh one-year deal – with the option of another 12 months until the summer of 2025 – during the tournament and urged his side to continue performing as they did against Liverpool and Leeds when they face Everton on New Year’s Eve.

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