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Friday 18 May 2018

Rocket’s VS Warriors

Manchester City soccer team
manager Pep Guardiola ac-
knowledges supporters dur-
ing the British Premier League
champions trophy parade in
Manchester, England, Mon-
day May 14, 2018.
Guardiola

commits to

Man City,

England

team hopes

to benefit

By ROB HARRIS
AP Global Soccer Writer
By committing to Man-
chester City until 2021,
Pep Guardiola is laying the
groundwork for a period of
sustained Premier League
dominance with the new-
ly-crowned, record-break-
ing champions.
England could also be
beneficiaries of Guardiola
broadening the tactical
outlook. Coach Gareth
Southgate certainly hopes
so.
"He's having an impact
with his (City) team playing
in a manner which is differ-
ent to anything else we've
seen at the top end of the
game," Southgate said.
"I always talk about us not
getting off the island, so it's
great we've had coaches
coming on to the island to
help us."
Southgate reflected on
how Guardiola has trans-
formed football hours be-
fore City announced the Tie Game At 1-All
manager's new three-year
contract on Thursday.
If the Guardiola trend con-
tinues, Southgate might
well be collecting the
World Cup in July. Houston Rockets forward P.J. Tucker, left, is pressured by Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) during the first half
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