Doubts over Hart’s future
Pogba told to stay and train Foxes are first champs to lose on opening day of PL season
PEP GUARDIOLA showed his brutal side – and plunged Joe Hart’s Manchester City future into doubt – by axing him for yesterday’s curtain-raiser against Sunderland.
Guardiola kicked off his Etihad reign with a 2-1 victory but it was his ruthless treatment of Hart that dominated the day, with the Spanish coach relegating the England star to the bench and playing Argentinian stand-in Willy Caballero instead.
The new City boss said: “They are professionals and are going to fight for their place.”
City needed a late own goal by former Manchester United star Paddy McNair to seal a narrow win after Jermain Defoe’s 71st-minute equaliser looked like Sunderland PAUL POGBA will be put through his paces at Manchester United’s training ground today – while Jose Mourinho’s stars kick off their season at Bournemouth.
The £89million France midfield star had been ready to travel to the south coast to bond with his new team-mates.
But boss Mourinho insisted his 23-year-old world-record signing stay behind at the club’s Carrington training ground to work with CLAUDIO RANIERI admitted his Leicester side “were not like a team” as they set an unwanted record at Hull.
The Foxes were humbled as the newlypromoted Tigers created history at the KCOM Stadium with a stunning victory.
Leicester became the first defending Premier League title-holders to lose on the