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Pep Guardiola tells Benjamin Mendy to spend less time on social media, Mendy responds on Twitter

PEP Guardiola has warned one of his star players that he should focus more on football instead of social media. And how did the Manchester City ace respond? Via Twitter, of course.

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August 13, 2018 - 1:53PM
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Benjamin Mendy arrives in Russia with the French national team.
Benjamin Mendy arrives in Russia with the French national team.

BENJAMIN Mendy enthrals and infuriates Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola.

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“Mendy has a lot of things to improve,” Guardiola said after a 2-0 victory at Arsenal on the opening day of the Premier League season.

“Hopefully we can convince him to be calm, to forget a little bit of the social media and focus on what he has to do.”

The defender had an immediate reply to Guardiola’s comments in the post-match news conference.

Via Twitter, of course.

After an Associated Press reporter tweeted Guardiola’s comments, Mendy replied: “Oops” accompanied by three crying laughing emoji.

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Mendy is renowned for irreverent messages and videos on social media, communicating with fans while sidelined for most of last season with knee ligament damage.

The 24-year-old only managed to feature in eight games last season before making one second-half appearance at the World Cup in France’s run to the title.

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The former Monaco and Marseille ace completed the entire game at Arsenal as City made a positive start in their title defence.

When it was pointed out to Guardiola that the fullback sometimes acts like a centre forward, the manager replied: “That is not good. Mendy is Mendy. it is what it is.

Benjamin Mendy holds off Adam Smith of Bournemouth.
Benjamin Mendy holds off Adam Smith of Bournemouth.

“Sometimes you want to kill him and sometimes you say ‘Wow, what a player we have.’ He gives us this extra energy with Kyle (Walker) that helps us. When he attacks with that consistency, it is so important. Mendy has a lot of things to improve.”

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