Man City boss Guardiola Praises FIFA Club World Cup 2023 in Saudi Arabia as Wonderful, Special

Josep "Pep" Guardiola, the renowned manager of the English Premier League team Manchester City FC confirmed that the 20th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup 2023 hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was wonderful and very special.

This came during the press conference held after Manchester City won its first title in the 2023 Club World Cup, which was held in the Kingdom during the period from 12-22 December.

Guardiola voiced his happy with this great victory and achieving the team’s first world titles from the Kingdom.

He further said, "We were lucky at the beginning of the confrontation with the Fluminense team, and they tried to control and pass the ball in a distinctive way, as his team did not find each other at the beginning of the match, and they were strong," indicating that he aspires to return to try to write history again in the World Cup.

Man City player Julian Alvarez, who won the best player in the 2023 Club World Cup final, said that he is very happy with what he achieved in Manchester City, and that their dreams do not stop, and he is happy that he won the World Cup for national teams and the World Cup for clubs, adding that he won all titles at the age of 23, and he will remain on the field to win titles and championships.

Man City player Phil Foden was quoted by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) as saying that “Playing the Club World Cup for the first time and winning it in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was a very wonderful experience, as everyone was generous to us, the organization was good, and it was a nice experience."

Man City player Nathan Ake said, "The matches were difficult, but the whole experience was wonderful. We were welcomed beautifully and we were able to win the tournament, so it was a good experience in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”