Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola denies pressuring the board over certain transfer targets.

Guardiola claimed the club is more important than any one transfer, after losing out to Manchester United in the battle for Alexis Sanchez.

“In my period at Barcelona, in my period at Bayern Munich and now here, I never put pressure on the club to say I want those players when the club believes and says it is too much," said the City boss.

“I respect that decision and I move forward and look for another solution because the stability of the club is the most important thing.

“Normally we try to be stable with the wages of the players because I think it is good for the team and stability of the club."