Leroy Sane has been left out of the Manchester City squad for the game against Newcastle on Saturday evening.
Sources have told Goal that Pep Guardiola is unhappy with the winger’s attitude.
The Catalan believes Sane needs to be sent a message and has taken the decision to omit him from the matchday 18.
The 22-year-old has struggled for game time in City’s first three games of the season and was disappointing when introduced from the bench during the 1-1 draw at Wolves last Saturday.
Guardiola said during pre-season that Sane was “far from his best”, but insisted ahead of the Wolves game that there have been no problems with his attitude or fitness.