JAKARTA - Pep Guardiola said his biggest regret at Manchester City was not giving England goalkeeper Joe Hart the chance to prove himself.
The 55-year-old Spaniard, who oversaw his final game with Manchester City on Sunday, May 24, 2026, against Aston Villa, loaned Hart to Torino a few weeks after his appointment before bringing in Claudio Bravo in 2016 and Ederson the following season.
"I want to admit, I'm sorry. When you take a lot of decisions, a lot of decisions, you make mistakes."
"However, there is one regret that I have felt deep down for many years, that I did not give Joe Hart the opportunity to be with me to prove how good he is as a goalkeeper."
"I should have done it, not because, with all due respect to Claudio, with all due respect to Ede who came, they are important."
"But, at that point, I could have said, okay Joe, let's try to do it together. If it doesn't work, okay, we'll change it."
"It just happened. Life sometimes, I have to make decisions and sometimes I'm not fair enough. Maybe with time and learning, but I regret it since then."
"At that time, I said that I believed in it. I'm always stubborn in my decisions when I believe in it."
"When I am in doubt, I talk to people, but when I am really sure, 100 percent, I say, guys, we have to do it that way. I have been at a club that has fully supported me in everything," said Guardiola.
Guardiola said that dealing with human emotions is one of the hardest parts of management, especially with players who are not in the team.
He emphasized that he always tries to do it with humanity and respect.
"If in that case I fail, I apologize, but it has never, never been my intention or the club's intention," said the Spanish coach.
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