Get the City transfer window latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola is sceptical that a plan to hold a World Cup every two years - and cut the amount of travel and games for top players - will ever get widespread support.
The Manchester City boss agreed that Arsene Wenger’s proposal this week for a biennial tournament is an idea worth considering, especially as the former Arsenal manager tied in ideas for reducing the players’ workload.
But Guardiola has long been cynical about the way football’s various governing bodies and competitions all look after their own interests, leading to an international calendar that gets increasingly more congested.
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