Pep Guardiola adheres to a few rituals every game. Always has done, always will do. Whether it’s an FA Cup tie against Huddersfield or Friday night's Club World Cup final.
Sit on the bench an hour ahead of kick-off to stare at the grass. Win, lose or draw, down a glass of red. Before all that, punch in the number of his father, Valenti.
Guardiola Snr is in his early 90s and still residing in Santpedor, up in the hills north of Barcelona. They’ll speak in the hours before Manchester City attempt to make history against Fluminense, the club bidding to become the first English club to win the five big trophies in a calendar year.