Manchester City unaffected by Hong Kong protests but Pep Guardiola feels it on human level
- Spanish boss sympathetic to protesters, but says club is unaffected by febrile atmosphere
- Guardiola gives his views on a solution while Kitchee chairman Ken Ng says he is no problem with plan for fans to protest at the game
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola dismissed concerns that protests in Hong Kong would affect his team’s plans ahead of their meeting with local side Kitchee on Wednesday.
However, he said it affected him on a personal level. “[The protests] affect me like a human being because I don’t like to watch it,” the Spaniard said.
Guardiola offered his opinion that there would be a solution to the protests over the extradition bill that have been ongoing since June.
“Always in society we have to accept protests. I am pretty sure with the government they are going to be in agreement [about] no violence and they are going to solve the problem.
“But we are here, of course, to live the incredible experience of being in China to play football and enjoy [the occasion] with the Kitchee fans tomorrow.