Pep Guardiola issues set social media rules for his Manchester City players telling them to ‘be respectful’
The Man City boss has relaxed his wifi blackout zone approach to restrict his players social media use but has issued a warning to be respectful online
MANCHESTER CITY players are now free to use wifi around the club's academy, but Pep Guardiola has reportedly set some social media ground rules they must follow.
Last season the City boss stunned his players when he set up black out zones, including in the physio and dressing rooms.
He has lifted the ban making the Etihad campus once again wifi friendly, but according to the Manchester Evening News, the Catalan manager addressed his team's online use in a meeting.
He made it clear they must think before posting on their various social media accounts including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and make sure what they are putting out there is respectful.
Guardiola said: "Today is a different world than what I lived in - Maybe in my period if we had Twitter I'd used Twitter.
"I just want respect for the other ones. I don't want to see disrespect for team mates, the opposition, the club, for the fans, for the issues happening in the world.
"That I don't want to see from my players and we spoke about that."
City new boy Benjamin Mendy has already found him self in Pep's social media bad book this season.
He was accused of taking a 'cheap shot' at Brighton goalkeeper Mathew Ryan after conceding an own goal in City's 2-0 win during their Premier League opener.
While he was sat out with an injury, the French defender tweeted "bullet header" after Lewis Dunk put one past his own keeper.
BT Sport pundit Steven Gerrard said at the time: "I think it's disrespectful to a fellow professional and I think there's totally no need for it at all."
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Former City Midfielder commented: "Why don't you just have a few seconds to double check that that's the right thing to say?"
Mendy apologised on his account saying it "was just banter nothing personal."
Guardiola added about his new rules: "I'm not a guy to say 'ban this, ban that' they are adults - some of them are fathers - but be respectful, be careful what you write.
"Be careful what you say because I don't want other guys to feel uncomfortable with what they say on Twitter.
“I don’t like when my players aren’t respectful of the club, or managers of other clubs. I think the guys we have are exceptional in that sense. They laugh, so no problem.
“Some of them are funny. They communicate through Twitter, Instagram more than face to face.”
