Cole Palmer was Manchester City's player of the match as the English powerhouse overcame La Liga giants Sevilla on penalties in the UEFA Super Cup after the English team won 5-4 in the spot-kicks. West Ham and Brighton are reportedly keeping the 21-year-old on their radar and Guardiola admits that he is unsure what the future holds for his player but ruled out a loan move. The City boss said: "The opinion I had when he arrived is he wanted to leave, but now I don’t know what will happen.  I don't think a loan is going to happen. He will stay or sell, but I think a loan will not occur. " 

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The English player set the Super Cup match alight with his equalizer which forced the game to end in a stalemate and proceed to a penalty shootout. He netted a second-half goal that canceled out Youssef En-Nesyri's efforts that had put Sevilla ahead during the first period of the game. It was his second goal on the big stage for City in as many weeks, coming hot on the heels of his long-range drive against Arsenal in the Community Shield. Pep Guardiola had this to add about his player: "He has a character. It's not easy to play against defenders like Marcos Acuna, for example, who is a top defender. It's not easy, it's a final. He’s a young player playing in these stages. He played really, really good and made a fantastic goal, too."

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While the Spaniard manager was happy to see his treble-winning side lift yet another trophy, he isn't impressed with the Premier League schedule that requires the defending EPL champions to be back in action on Saturday evening. City have flown back to the United Kingdom today and are required to be ready to host a lively Newcastle host at the Etihad Stadium in a Premier League fixture that will kick off on Saturday night. Guardiola had these to say to his players: “Of course, tomorrow will be even happier than today. Recover, not one drop of alcohol today. Recover as much as possible.”  "Because again, from Greece, thank you so much for the Premier League to let us play on Saturday. And not on Sunday and Monday. Thank you so much," the Spaniard coach finished his remarks sarcastically. 

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