Pep Guardiola used the painful divorce from wife Cristina Serra as a motivational tool during team talks amid a worst-ever run as Manchester City manager.
While presiding over a wretched stretch of nine defeats in 12 games, the Catalan dug deep into his soul in an attempt to shock City players into action.
After losing 2-0 away at Juventus in the Champions League, a visibly frustrated Guardiola compared the separation to a sharp decline in performances from his team.
The admission to his players about the divorce in December 2024 came weeks before news of the split publicly emerged, with Guardiola and Serra
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