Pep Guardiola testified in favor of Benjamin Mendy at his trial: ‘He’s a good boy’

The Benjamin Mendy trial continues. Judged since the beginning of August and charged with seven rapes, attempted rape and sexual assault against seven women, the Frenchman was able to give his version last week. This Monday, the court heard a particular witness for about ten minutes. It was Pep Guardiola, the Manchester City coach at the base of the side’s arrival in England during the 2017-2018 season who testified. And the Catalan painted the portrait of a man… friendly. “He’s a very good boy, he’s generous… He’s a really funny boy […] There were a lot of expectations on his shoulders […]”

The former Barca player continued to defend his ex-team, claiming “that he was so easy to manage” while specifying that he could not know everything about the life of his group. “I control my players when we are together in training. In their private lives, I don’t know what they are doing. I don’t follow the players on social media, so I don’t know what they are doing. outside of training and matches. […] I am not his father.”

This testimony could play in favor of Mendy at the end of the trial.