Manchester City branded as ”disrespectful” and “arrogant” for attitude on pre-season China tour

Manchester City were heavily criticized during their tour to Chine as Chinese media branded  the Premier League champions “disrespectful” and “arrogant”. Pep Guardiola’s side has been accused of only going to China for the money. It is said that Pep Guardiola and his squad failed to engage with local supporters in the same way as tournament rivals Wolves, West Ham and Newcastle. Sheikh Mansour sold a 13 percent stake in the club to Chinese Media Capital for £265million in December 2015. Chinese president Xi Jinping helped seal the deal when he visited the Etihad Campus two months earlier during a state visit to Britain. The article published in Xinhua - and carried on the media giant's English website - begins by blasting Guardiola for refusing to speak to fans after City beat West Ham in Nanjing last Wednesday night. It continues: “Taken alone, it might have been excusable as a one-off occurrence, perhaps due to jetlag or a packed schedule. “But unfortunately for Chinese fans here and local media, it proved to just be one example among many of the utter disrespect shown by Manchester City to their hosts during their tour of China. “For the Premier League champions, their appearance in China was nothing more than a commercial obligation, and their lack of enthusiasm and the indifferent treatment of their hosts stands in stark contrast to representatives of other clubs.” City are currently in Hong Kong to face local champions South China. They conclude the tour with a game against Japanese sister club Yokohama F Marinos on Saturday.

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