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Why Guardiola says he wants Messi to retire at Barcelona

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For a man who once famously crowned Jose Mourinho as the “f***ing boss” of press conferences, Pep Guardiola certainly knows how to work a room of journalists.

Since arriving in England, Guardiola has charmed the press with his often light-hearted but always engaging answers, but he has not been shy in letting them know if there are areas in which they should not tread.

That is why nobody had asked about the possibility of Yaya Toure’s return ahead of last weekend’s game at Crystal Palace, as he had shut down previous attempts by curtly replying “you know the situation”.