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Ilkay Gundogan's Clasico outburst has been a wake-up call for Barcelona... and Catalan giants need to embrace his spirit and drive if they are push on from last season's title success

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Ilkay Gundogan set very high standards at Manchester City and the club responded in kind. After his first Clasico ended on Saturday with him scoring but finishing on the losing the side, the first whispers of discontent at Barcelona were heard from the German World Cup winner.

He wasn’t happy with the way the club welcomed him and his wife Sara Arfaoui said Diario Sport, and he was not happy with the way the team accepted defeat against Real Madrid, according to the man himself in a very frank post-match interview.