I didn't give 'exceptional' Palmer the minutes he deserved - Guardiola - video Dailymotion

Pep Guardiola reveals Cole Palmer asked to leave City for two seasons, ahead of an FA Cup clash with Chelsea

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00:00 "He's an exceptional player. We knew he was here. We know how he's proving. I've

00:07 had a lot of minutes, I've said many times I didn't give the minutes and maybe he

00:10 deserved it. He wanted the minutes and now he has a Chelsea and I understand completely.

00:16 I'm happy for him because he's a lovely guy, a shy guy, he has incredible potential.

00:21 Otherwise he would not be here. It's what it is. He's playing good, he's an incredible

00:28 threat, he's playing fantastically. What can I say? Decisions have been made for many

00:34 reasons. He was asking two seasons to leave. During two seasons. To leave, to leave. I

00:39 said no, stay, stay. At the end, no, I want to leave. What can we do? I said in the pre-season,

00:46 stay because Riyad is gone. He said no, I want to leave. After two seasons, what can

00:50 you say? So, go and then. Playing that level is an exception. Everybody knows it."

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