The English champions dropped out of the title race long before Christmas, and failed to make the knockout stages of the Champions League.

And he reckons the Spaniard's mind is so muddled, he cannot function properly when it comes to influencing games from the sidelines.

"I don't want to talk about his private matters, but I think what happened outside the pitch, maybe had a big impact on him. Maybe the players saw that.

"When you look at this team, they are not the same team from the last few years.

"We're talking about guys that just won the Premier League, and we're talking about a team and a manager that's supposed to play at the highest standards domestically and in Europe - but we haven’t seen it.

"The way they've fallen apart at the same time has been shocking to watch. They've lost so many games.

"I think a lot of players looked tired mentally and physically this season, and starting with Pep Guardiola as well on the bench.

"He showed it so many times. He lost his temper. He showed so many times that he was not controlling his emotion on the pitch, and off the pitch as well.

"He's had so many arguments with his players at the end of games this season. The way he was sometimes clueless as well on the bench.