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Bizarre moment Pep Guardiola walks onto pitch during clash with Man City as fans say he ‘forgot he’s not a player’
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Bizarre moment Pep Guardiola walks onto pitch during clash with Man City as fans say he ‘forgot he’s not a player’

FANS are certain Pep Guardiola forgot he wasn’t a player after he entered the field during the match between Manchester City and Ipswich Town.

The manager was spotted from far outside his technical box in the 20th minute.

Pep Guardiola lost his balance and walked onto the field

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Pep Guardiola lost his balance and walked onto the field
He tried to give instructions to his players

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He tried to give instructions to his playersPhoto: Getty

The Spaniard tried to direct his players but seemed to lose his overview as he walked onto the pitch.

The ball was still in play when it approached Guardiola from a few metres away from the touchline.

Fans reacted to the moment on social media, with many making the same joke.

One of them wrote: “Pep Guardiola probably forgot that he is the coach, not a player.”

A second wrote: “He’s fed up with the rumours about Rodri’s transfer and probably wants to replace him himself.”

A third commented: “And where is Guardiola going?? haha.”

A fourth said: “Guardiola accidentally walked onto the pitch while giving orders to his players in the middle of the game.”

Another added: “Guardiola wanted to go back to his years at Barcelona.”

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Man City were shocked in the opening stages by Sammie Szmodics who scored the opening goal for Ipswich in the 7th minute.

However, the current title holders were able to return to normal play when Erling Haaland equalised five minutes later.

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Harry Redknapp’s predictions for the 2024/25 season

TOP FOUR
ARSENAL, MANCHESTER CITY, LIVERPOOL and TOTTENHAM — and I have a very strong feeling about Arsenal this season. Some of the star players at Man City are getting a bit older. There has been nothing between the two teams for the last two years.

DEGRADATION
EVERTON (18th), SOUTHAMPTON (19th), LEICESTER (20th) — I like Sean Dyche and Everton are a great club with brilliant, knowledgeable fans. They are just badly run. They need to be relegated to rebuild and get back. But the key is new owners.

TOP SCORERS
ERLING HAALAND — I can’t imagine anyone taking his crown away from him. He’s a goal machine, isn’t he? If I can get him on par, I might join!

MOST ASSISTANCE
MARTIN ODEGAARD ​​​​— He will be the catalyst for Arsenal’s title push. I can see it now. He’s a great player and he makes it look so easy.

CARABAO CUP
TOTTENHAM — Ange Postecoglou will break Spurs’ trophy curse. Most big teams will mess around with this trophy, but Tottenham will go for it.

FA CUP
LIVERPOOL — I expect Arne Slot to quickly make his mark on English football and there are few better ways to do that than by lifting aloft this famous old trophy.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
REAL MADRID — Carlo Ancelotti is optimistic about their chances, saying that with Kylian Mbappe they are the best team they have had in a long time.

EUROPE LEAGUE
MANCHESTER UNITED — Clubs seem to have stopped mocking this competition. And Spurs and United should both go for it.

CONFERENCE LEAGUE
CHELSEA — The Luxembourg champions could be dangerous! Jokes aside, the Blues need to win.

Kevin de Bruyne put the home side ahead in the 14th minute.

Haaland then gave Man City the lead by scoring his team’s third goal two minutes later.

Haaland then completed his tenth hat-trick for City to give them a 4-1 victory over the newly promoted side.

The result gives Guardiola’s side a perfect start to the season, following their win over Chelsea on the opening day.

Erling Haaland scores a hat-trick against Ipswich Town

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Erling Haaland scores a hat-trick against Ipswich TownSource: Reuters

Premier League changes for 2024/25

NOTHING stays the same forever.

And that also applies to the Premier League, which is making a number of changes this season.

Team news is being released now 75 MINUTES before kick-off, 15 minutes earlier than previously was the case.

Things could get busy on the sidelines as the number of substitutes allowed to warm up has been increased from three players per team to FIVE.

There is also a change in the way added time is calculated when a team scores a goal, an update of the ‘multiball’ system and the introduction of semi-automatic offside – but not right away.

Read all about the changes to the Premier League for 2024/25 here.