Thomas Tuchel shares warm embrace with old adversary Pep Guardiola as England boss pays visit to Man City training ground

England head coach Thomas Tuchel was spotted at Manchester City's training centre as he shared a warm embrace with old adversary Pep Guardiola and was also seen sharing a chat with City and Three Lions defender John Stones. Tuchel is keeping an eye on the Premier League matches ahead of the September international break, where England will play two of World Cup qualifying matches.

  • Tuchel visited Man City training ground
  • Shared warm embrace with Guardiola
  • to play two qualifiers in September

Thomas Tuchel shares warm embrace with old adversary Pep Guardiola as England boss pays visit to Man City training groundThomas Tuchel shares warm embrace with old adversary Pep Guardiola as England boss pays visit to Man City training groundThomas Tuchel shares warm embrace with old adversary Pep Guardiola as England boss pays visit to Man City training ground

Tuchel caught up with the England players in the City squad, including John Stones, as he visited the club’s training on Sunday. He also shared a warm embrace with Cityzens boss Pep Guardiola.

England are set to compete in the World Cup qualifiers during the international break next month as they are scheduled to face Andorra and Serbia on September 6 and 9, respectively. Tuchel attended the games in its opening weekend and will watch the remaining two gameweeks to monitor the English stars, before picking his best possible squad.

City were off to a flying start in the 2025-26 Premier League campaign as they demolished Wolves 4-0, riding on ‘s brace, while Tijjani Reijnders scored on his league debut.

Guardiola’s men will next face Hotspur in the Premier League at home on August 23.