"Rooty has seen plenty of me because I bowled about 3,000 balls to him in the nets in India last winter. I'd like to show Joe and Spoons (head coach Chris Silverwood) that I've improved this year so they think 'Let's keep him here'." UK Sport said the guidance had been published following an 18-month consultation process during which it had spoken to athletes, coaches and medical practitioners, and it was "not recommending a one-size-fits-all approach". However, Guardiola says the Argentine is fully deserving of his place among the game's elite coaches, and thinks he will be even more formidable than when his Spurs side knocked City out of the Champions League in 2019. "We've got a great belief that we can get as many points as we can in 27 games to stay in this league and I believe the squad is capable of doing that.