Guardiola backs England for Euro 2024 glory
Al Jazeera
The Manchester City manager believes England are ‘really close’ to winning their first Euro title.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has backed England to win Euro 2024, if they follow his club’s route to continental glory.
Guardiola finally guided City to their first Champions League crown last season after several near misses earlier in his reign.
The Spaniard feels Gareth Southgate, England’s manager, can do the same with England following their painful failures on the brink of silverware.
England were beaten in the European Championship final by Italy on penalties at Wembley in 2021, lost the World Cup semifinal against Croatia in 2018 and were beaten by France in the 2022 World Cup quarterfinals.
“They are really good. It’s not just the talent of the strikers, it’s the whole package, the whole group and Gareth knows perfectly what he has to do,” Guardiola told reporters on Friday.
