Thierry Henry thinks Joe Hart’s Manchester City career may come to an end after the arrival of Pep Guardiola.
There’s been a lot of speculation as to what Pep Guardiola’s Man City team will look like next season and Henry reckons big changes could be afoot.
During the coverage of Man City’s 2-1 win over West Brom on Saturday, the Arsenal legend predicted what the club’s starting line-up may look like under Pep. Unsurprisingly, the first player he sees losing his place in the team is Yaya Toure. Henry sees Borussia Dortmund’s Ilkay Gundogan as a possible replacement for the Ivorian.
Henry also believes that Raheem Sterling may lose his starting place in City’s team. He emphasised how Guardiola isn’t afraid of change and reckons that the Spaniard may land one of the most sought after footballers on the planet right now, Paul Pogba, who would push Sterling out of the first team.
Another player who the French man thinks will get the axe under Pep is City stalwart Joe Hart. Henry feels that Guardiola may seek a Manuel Neuer-esque “sweeper keeper”, who he tends to opt for with his teams. He sees Barcelona shot-stopper Marc-André ter Stegen as one such keeper Pep could sign.
“I love Joe and I think he is a great goalkeeper, but because of the way Guardiola likes to play, everything starts with the goalkeeper.”
“You see Manuel Neuer playing almost as a sweeper for Bayern Munich. He plays high, with composure, and when the ball comes back, it’s ‘can you pick out your number four, your number six, your number 10?’ But whether Joe keeps his place or not, that’s going to be Pep’s decision.”
