Pep Guardiola, coach of Manchester City, addressed a request to the English league to change the regulations so that reinforcement Marc Guéhi can play in the English League Cup final against Arsenal, on March 22, at Wembley. The central defender was signed from Crystal Palace after City had beaten Newcastle in the League Cup semi-finals and, according to regulations, he would have to be registered before the first leg of the game with the magpies to be eligible for the final, as is the case with the other reinforcement of citizensAntoine Semenyo, who was registered earlier than the central player. “I hope we can convince the organization of Carabao Cup that Marc [Guéhi] can play in the final. I don't understand why he can't play in the final. You buy a player for a lot of money and he can't play because of a rule that I don't understand. I hope they can change that”, highlighted the Catalan coach in a press conference. Antoine Semenyo, signed from Bournemouth, arrived before the semi-final and is therefore available for the Wembley final. «Antoine arrived before the first [jogo]then you can play. And now it's the final. Why does he [Guéhi] Can't play? Why not? We pay his salary, he is our player", added an indignant Guardiola. From the coach's perspective, if the player's registration was accepted by UEFA, FIFA and FA (English federation), Guéhi should be available to play. «When you sign a player, he has to play, right? It's logical. Of course we will ask him to play. It's pure logic», he added. Guardiola admits that he has no idea what the English league's response will be, but believes that the club has to do its part and move forward with the request. “I don’t know how they will respond, but we will try,” he said. Manchester City have already benefited this season from a change in regulations that initially did not allow players to play in the same competition for different clubs. A change that has already allowed the use of reinforcements Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) and Max Alleyene (Watford) in the League Cup semi-final games, against Newcastle.
