The image of Pep Guardiola’s scratched face, his nose cut and his scalp painfully reddened, is heart-rending. Here is a figure who likes to project a force field, an aura of invulnerability, but whose torment at the worst run of his managerial career is ...

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has apologised for suggesting he wanted to hurt himself after his side threw away a three-goal lead against Feyenoord in the Champions League on Tuesday. Guardiola sat down at a news conference after the 3-3 draw with Feyenoord with a cut on his nose as well as some scratches across the top of his bald head.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he did not intend "to make light" of self-harm when he answered a question about scratches on his face.