Manchester City ALREADY annoying Pep Guardiola four months before he officially takes charge

Blues-bound boss is not impressed by plans for a pre-season tour to China — or the prospect of a Pep Guardiola is ­already on a collision course with Manchester City over their summer China trip AND a proposed tour game with cross-town rivals United, writes Steve Bates in the Sunday People.

The Blues' incoming boss is not keen on a tiring tour to the Far East in hot and humid conditions and would have preferred to do his conditioning work with his players in the USA where he believes facilities, pitches and the working environment will be easier.