Somebody will take a vacation, somebody will reflect the current season and watch the tape, somebody will look the World Cup games, and Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola will also do all those things, but he had to go to a court first. The Spanish tactician already announced what will he do during the Premier League break, but his first task was to be a character vitness at his player’s trial. Benjamin Mendy is on trial for rape, attempted rape and sexual assault, along with other accused and his defense called the Citizens coach to testify.🚨 Pep Guardiola testified at Benjamin Mendy’s trial today:🎙️ “He’s a really good boy, I would say so generous and really funny.”(Source: @ManCityMEN) pic.twitter.com/Q9cbpCBkdJ— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) November 14, 2022 Mendy was one of the first signing for Manchester City when Guardiola arrived to the club for a then record 52 million pounds from Monaco. He player in 75 games and scored two goals along with 14 assists before he was accused of seven counts of rape, one count of attempted rape and one count of sexual assault against six young women. He was found not guilty on one count of rape so far. The alleged offences span from July 2012 to August 2021.“He’s an exceptional player. We were really impressed as a club. He’s a really good boy, I would say so generous. I think he is happy and I remember that when we were together and everybody asks for some favours and he was able to do it. He’s a very generous boy. I think he very quickly adapted to the team and I would say he was very happy he could help the other ones. He is a funny boy, and his heart was always happier in the locker room rather than out on the pitch. Mendy was definitely from day one a well-liked member of the team. It’s difficult to find a person in the locker room who speaks badly about Mendy” started Guardiola his testimony, as per Manchester Evening News.Five of Mendy’s teammates, former and current, ‘sucked’ into the rape trialsMendy’s attorney then asked about his relationship with the City player and if he knew something was wrong with him. “I can say I can’t see players. I control my players when we are together in training sessions. In their private life, I don’t know what they do. I don’t follow the players on social media so I don’t know what they are doing outside my control in training sessions and in games. I’m not his father”, said Pep, adding that Mendy was easy to deal with. Mendy found not guilty of one count of rape as trial continuesGuardiola also said that he came to the court because Mendy asked him to, even thou he was aware of the ‘serious sexual offences’ alleged him. He was also asked about the situation in 2020, when the player broken lockdown rules due to Covid 19 pandemic.“I realised it happened. I don’t remember through the media or somebody at the club advised me about that. Of course, I’m not happy. We talk about that and he accept he didn’t do the right thing” finished Guardiola his testimony. ##NAJAVA_MECA_6806726##
