Football legend, Thierry Henry suggests Pep Guardiola is ‘not well mentally’ as he likens the Mancity coach’s split from wife to his own divorce

Football legend, Thierry Henry has claimed that Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola is ‘not mentally well’ amid his split from wife Cristina Serra and Manchester City’s difficult season. 

City suffered a 5-1 defeat at the hands of Arsenal on Sunday, February 2, leaving them fifth and 15 points off league leaders Liverpool.

City boss, Guardiola is reportedly having a difficult time in his private life.

In January, reports claimed that he had split from his wife Cristina after 30 years together as she had seen his decision to stay with City until 2027 as the final straw. 

That bombshell followed a worrying episode in November when Guardiola emerged with scratches on his face after City’s 3-3 Champions League draw with Feyenoord. ‘I cut myself with my fingernail (during the game),’ he said. ‘I want to hurt myself.’ 

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry went through a divorce shortly after joining Barcelona in 2007 and sympathizes with Guardiola.  

‘Do I feel sorry about what’s happening to Man City and Pep? Yeah I do, in one thing,’ Henry told Sky Sports. 

‘It’s not easy to deal with what Pep has to deal with outside of football. I went through that when I went to Barcelona. It’s not easy to deal with stuff like that, when you’re not well mentally.

‘You can see that he’s not his usual self. I had to deal with it when I went to Barcelona, I can tell you it’s not easy. No one would like to deal with that while you have to perform all the time. So I think we can understand.