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You're listening to the Men in Blazers Media Network, Suboptimal Radio.

This pod was recorded during Men in Blazers football holiday,

a five-day romp across the nation,

interviewing some of the Premier League's biggest personalities.

Pep Guardiola,

Virgil Van Dyke, Enzo Moreska,

Mikhail Artetta,

as well as all the pints, all the pies,

and producing the podcast you're about to hear.

It's brought you by our good friends at Yeti,

the official luggage and drinkwear partner of the Men in Blazers Media Network. I love them. Massive thanks to those human beings in Austin for making this whole thing possible to the pod. I don't feel I failed. Completely the opposite. Last season was incredible demanding, and at the end we achieved some, not the big silver wars, but we call the five Champions League, we're having the finals.

That's why I always love to fail.

I love to fail. I don't love to fail.

Don't misunderstand me.

I don't like to fail.

I want to win.

But if happen, it's happening.

My guest today is a footballing beautiful mind, the single gent who's influenced modern English football tactics more than any other.

Now entering his 10th season as Manchester City coach, he arrived here as an outsider, but has woven himself into the fabric of Manchester.

It's DNA, it's history, as if he has some kind of Catalan Gallagher brother. It's a joy to welcome back. Mr. Pep Gordiola. Hi, Rich. Oh, Pef, it is a joy to be with you. Thank you. First question first. The mustache, the biggest transfer of the season. It's gone. My daughter said it was Oregon, so I should get it off.

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