The Spaniard also paid a visit to Manchester’s City Football Academy this week. The former world number one met Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, and players like Haaland and Grealish. The Champions League draw against Feyenoord has made the crisis worse for Manchester City, which is currently going through its worst period under Guardiola. Tomorrow, Guardiola’s team will play Liverpool in a crucial encounter that could already decide this Premier League season.
Guardiola discussed his chat with Rafael Nadal at his news conference on Friday, saying: “Rafa is one of the most amazing athletes of our time. It was nice to see him, even though I know he is a Real Madrid supporter and came to Anfield to witness the Liverpool vs. Real Madrid Champions League game. Prior to that, his uncle and I were teammates in Barcelona. He is among the greatest athletes of our time.
Pep went on to say: “We discussed sports and how hard it is to continue to be successful for a long time, like Federer and Djokovic have done. He would be here, but ailments ultimately forced him to retire. His statement, “I love to play, I want to play tennis, but my body says that’s enough,” was amazing.
Tennis is a sport you want to play as a football player, but your body tells you it’s sufficient. He was desperate to play tennis because he loved it. He became fatigued after playing a lot of football games, demonstrating that the human body has its limitations.
