'I’ll quit if Man City squad gets too large' – Pep Guardiola

Guardiola – who has always preferred using a smaller group – said keeping things tight remained a priority for him.

Pep Guardiola says he could not bear to leave ‘five or six players in the freezer’ (Martin Rickett/PA)

Pep Guardiola claimed he could quit as Manchester City boss if he is given too big a squad next season because he cannot bear to leave a large number of fit players out.

City will go into the summer looking to rebuild an ageing team, with several senior players candidates to follow Kevin De Bruyne out of the door after the Belgian played his final City home game in Tuesday’s 3-1 win over Bournemouth.