( bully168 )Saudi Pro League full-back Joao Cancelo has opened up about the time he had to leave his old club Manchester City because of disagreements with manager Josep Guardiola, but it was a football matter and no personal issues. bully168

Cancelo was once Guardiola’s favourite, but a rift developed in the 2022-23 season and he was sent on loan to Bayern Munich. Barcelona the following season 

The situation was too cold to turn back and last summer the Portuguese was sold to Al-Hilal on a three-year, £21.2m deal. 

As the season draws to a close, the 30-year-old has given clues about his conflict with Pep, with both parties being stubborn and making it difficult to continue working together. 

“We have different points of view, but we don’t fight. We just have different opinions.” Speaking through ‘Ganal 11’

“I am a stubborn person, and so are you. But because you are the boss, the matter ended in each person going their separate ways.” 

“I have to thank God for working with him. I feel important to the team. He has made me grow as a player and a person.”

“Pep is a genius, a world-class coach.”  

“The best time of my life was at Man City – every training session, every game was fun every day. But at one point I didn’t want to stay at City anymore, and the club didn’t want me to stay either.” 

bully168 It is believed that the conflict is that Guardiola wanted Cancelo to experiment with inverted fullback play, but he refused to let the group break up.  ( bully168 )