Pep Guardiola was almost forced to miss Manchester City's final pre-season friendly - after he forgot to pack his passport.

Guardiola arrived at Manchester Airport on Thursday morning to board the team's flight to Iceland, where they are due to face West Ham United on Friday.

But the Spaniard was given a scare after hopping off the team bus.

Guardiola was left rummaging through his luggage to try and find his passport, only to discover that he had completely forgot to pack it.
Guardiola hopped off the team coach with the team (
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Guardiola appeared in high spirits until he realised his error (
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He realised his mistake once he got off the coach (
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Guardiola was unable to locate his passport (
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The concerned boss headed back onto the coach in the hope of finding it (
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The former Barcelona manager spent a further 30 minutes searching round the team bus in the hope of discovering that it had slipped between two seats.

A couple of hasty phone calls later and eventually managed to locate the his all-important travel document - and he had indeed left it behind.

Thankfully, a chauffeur was on hand to rush to the airport's Terminal Two and allow him onto the plane.
Guardiola made a few phone calls to help locate his passport (
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A chauffeur arrived with the passport (
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One of Guardiola's staff members went to collect it (
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There was relief all round as Guardiola could board the flight (
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City's game against West Ham is only their fourth pre-season friendly but is also their last.

A disappointing loss to Manchester United was followed by thumping victories over Real Madrid and Tottenham.

City have secured five new arrivals so far this summer, with Ederson, Bernardo Silva, Danilo, Kyle Walker and Benjamin Mendy all joining for over £200million combined.
Guardiola was able to catch up with the rest of the team at the airport (
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City flew off to Iceland on Thursday morning (
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And they might not be done yet, with talks over a transfer for Alexis Sanchez still reportedly on the cards.

The improvements are expected to take City to the next level, with even United legend Ryan Giggs claiming that they are the ones to beat.

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