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Chinese media savage Man City

Manchester City have been blasted in the Chinese press for only taking part in The Asia Cup for money!

And they have been accused of being both  “disrespectful” and “arrogant” by the state media in the country.

An article, under the headline ‘Chinese fans’ love for Man City goes unreciprocated on home soil’, says that Pep Guardiola and the players failed to engage with local supporters in the same way as tournament rivals WolvesWest Ham and Newcastle.

The report in the Mirror adds that it will cause huge embarrassment to City’s Abu Dhabi owners given Sheikh Mansour sold a 13 percent stake in the club to Chinese Media Capital for £265million in December 2015.

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.

 

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2 comments on “Chinese media savage Man City

  1. Nice to see that our club has been cited for respect and interaction with fans while in China, and it’s another club getting smashed for once! It’s the little things – well done to the club for going about its business in the right way.

  2. Since Man City got bought by the sheik and the title was purchased,It’s kind of gone to their heads.I think they forgot that not long ago they were just an average mid-table team.Its amazing what a lot of money can do for you.

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