The Manchester City manager, who is preparing his side for an FA Cup fifth-round trip to the DW Stadium on Monday, held talks with the Latics towards the end of his playing career in 2005.
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Wigan, then managed by Paul Jewell, were newly established in the Premier League while Guardiola was in his mid-30s and looking for a final challenge in a glittering career spent mainly with Barcelona.