Concerns About City’s Pitch

Manchester City’s manager Pep Guardiola is very concerned about the state of their pitch!

The Club are 14 points clear at the top of table and have only lost twice at home during this current season but their manager can’t help comparing their pitch with those of other clubs.

Pep has made it clear that the Club must find a way to rectify the pitch issue between October and March in order that it is made good for next year’s season, not only to avoid injuries but to allow for better football and better match experience.

Club sources agree the pitch is not up to scratch but no blame is being attached to head groundsman, and lifelong City fan, Lee Jackson.

The surface is the second oldest in the Premier League and City had planned for last summer to be free of concerts so the issue could be assessed properly, but the coronavirus pandemic extended the season into the summer and left room for only minor remedial work.

The issue was compounded by playing the 2020-21 season virtually straight after the previous one and the terrible weather which has blighted the Manchester area since the end of autumn.

It is expected that if external ground operators can access the stadium this summer, the work will be done and Pep Guardiola will have a pitch that meets his standards.

Until then, City can only tinker around the edges, having already taken advantage of a break in home games, that might extend to the 10 April game against Leeds, to reseed the pitch.