Manchester Metropolis coach Pep Guardiola is ‘not stunned’ by high-level performances from Scott McTominay and Kevin De Bruyne at Napoli: ‘Whenever you win, it means each participant is at all times performing to their most degree.’
Guardiola addressed the media at a press convention on Wednesday on the eve of Manchester Metropolis’s Champions League opener towards Napoli.
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The Partenopei are the defending Serie A champions and have welcomed a number of ex-Premier League stars lately, together with McTominay, De Bruyne and Rasmus Hojlund.
McTominay was one of the best Serie A Participant in 2024-25, contributing to Napoli profitable their second Scudetto in three years.
Guardiola not stunned by McTominay
FLORENCE, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 13: Sam Beukema of SSC Napoli celebrates after scoring a objective with Scott McTominay of SSC Napoli throughout the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and SSC Napoli at Artemio Franchi on September 13, 2025 in Florence, Italy. (Photograph by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Pictures)
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“No [I’m not surprised], he has actually good situations [in Naples]. It was a group that gained the Serie A, and if you win, it means each participant is at all times performing to their most degree,” Guardiola
Guardiola addressed the media alongside Italy captain Gigio Donnarumma, the newest Manchester Metropolis summer season signing.
“Within the final decade, now we have at all times had unbelievable keepers,” Guardiola stated.
LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 27: Pep Guardiola, Supervisor of Manchester Metropolis, acknowledges the followers after the group’s victory throughout the Emirates FA Cup Semi Last match between Nottingham Forest and Manchester Metropolis at Wembley Stadium on April 27, 2025 in London, England. (Photograph by Shaun Botterill/Getty Pictures)
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“Gigi has been coming for a few years, at 26 years outdated, and naturally, he’s a top-class keeper.”
Tomorrow’s sport between Napoli and Manchester Metropolis clearly marks an early reunion between De Bruyne and his former membership.
Guardiola’s feedback on De Bruyne’s return
FLORENCE, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 13: Kevin De Bruyne of SSC Napoli celebrates after scoring a objective throughout the Serie A match between ACF Fiorentina and SSC Napoli at Artemio Franchi on September 13, 2025 in Florence, Italy. (Photograph by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Pictures)
The Belgian ace earlier this summer season, after the tip of his contract with Manchester Metropolis on the finish of June.
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“After all, it’s good for him to come back again. [I’m excited] to see him after the sport,” Guardiola
“Not stunned [on his start in Italy]. He performs at that degree, completely fast – the gamers at that degree don’t have to adapt.
“[What does he give to Napoli?] His unbelievable expertise, imaginative and prescient, cross, assists and objectives within the closing third. He’s distinctive.”