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Guardiola: I was drunk on international duty too

The Manchester City boss did not want to wade into the Wayne Rooney controversy but did say players should be responsible for their actions.

Pep Guardiola was careful not to be critical of Wayne Rooney in the wake of the Manchester United striker’s post-match drinking session, not least because the City boss admits he himself has also been drunk on international duty.

Rooney has been severely criticized by some after he was photographed while seemingly heavily inebriated at England’s hotel in the wake of their victory against Scotland last weekend.

It has also been suggested that he will be stripped of the England captaincy as a result of his actions, although a number of his international teammates were said to have partied until the early hours away from the team base.