His Man City side face the Latics in the FA Cup tonight. During the press conference ahead of the tie, he was asked about the time Paul Jewell tried to bring him to the DW stadium (or JJB as it was back then)...
Shock No.1: Guardiola nearly signed for Wigan. Shock No.2: he wasn't good enough. pic.twitter.com/7pz2z7dq0c
— Sam Lee (@Sammy_Goal) February 18, 2018
He wasn't good enough? Too old? The approach apparently came in 2005, which means Pep would have been about 34 at the time. He'd have done a job.