Pep Guardiola was snapped beaming from ear-to-ear at last night’s Elton John show at the AO Arena. The City manager had his phone up filming the British pop icon’s hit-filled set just like one of us.
And by the looks of the camera angle, he managed to bag some pretty good side-of-stage access for the first night of Elton’s brief residency in the city.
Pep is a huge fan of Elton. In an interview back in 2018, Guardiola admitted that the Tiny Dancer singer was the act he would most like to see playing at the Etihad (sadly, Coldplay bagged that venue), and is a particular fan of the immortal track Your Song. READ MORE: Join our new WhatsApp community Manc Life He told BBC Radio 5 Live: “One of my dreams is to have a concert from Elton John, especially this song.
I first heard it was when I was 18 or 19 and started to play in Barcelona, I remember a lot of songs from that period in my life. "I met him when we played Watford at the end of last season and it was a huge pleasure.
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