• City played matches in Shanghai and Nanjing
Manchester City have been accused of being “disrespectful” and “arrogant” by China’s state-run press agency after their appearance at the Asia Trophy last week.
Pep Guardiola’s side lost on penalties to Wolves in the final of the preseason tournament on Saturday in Shanghai after seeing off West Ham 4-1 in Nanjing last week. But while City were hoping their performances would cement their growing popularity in the country, an editorial with the headline “Chinese fans’ love for Man City goes unreciprocated on home soil” which appeared on Xinhua’s English language website on Monday appeared to suggest their conduct on the tour had produced the opposite effect.
Written by Ed Aarons
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jul/22/manchester-city-accused-of-being-arrogant-and-disrespectful-by-chinese-state-media under the title “Manchester City accused of being ‘disrespectful’ by Chinese state media”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
