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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola on his love for the city on the anniversary of the Manchester Arena bombing attack ahead of his final game in charge for the club against Aston Villa
City Football Academy, Manchester, UK
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00:00Hi Pep, it's nine years ago today since the arena attack in Manchester.
00:06You spoke in your farewell video about that and the strength that the people showed here at that point.
00:12And also you referenced the Tony Walsh poem as well in that video.
00:15I just wonder what do the people and the spirit of Manchester mean to you?
00:18When you live ten years here you know all the corridors of the city.
00:25You know, the good and the bad ones.
00:26It was important.
00:30Chris, the mother of my kids, and my little daughter was in the arena in that moment.
00:35And they were lucky that other people was not.
00:37And always every year, and today is the ninth anniversary, always is present in my family a lot.
00:42And when you live ten years you are not just a part of Etihad Stadium, CFA.
00:47You are leaving the city, you know the city, you try to ask.
00:49It's like summer business every day with us.
00:52And that is what I will try with the club reflect what it means, you know, my time.
01:00So it's not about, of course, when you win twenty titles it's because that's why you have been ten years.
01:06Being manager you have to win, otherwise they suck you.
01:08And that's why you have been ten years.
01:10But a part of that is not just that.
01:11So the phone call from Kevin means everything for me.
01:14Everything.
01:15Everything.
01:16More than your title is nice, here in the, you know, to watch it.
01:22But these are memories that you get and you have a lot.
01:26And I like, it's so special.
01:28So you...
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