Pep Guardiola stated he will resign as Manchester City's manager if the club maintains a large squad size following the summer transfer window. After a match in which several senior players were left out, Guardiola articulated his discomfort with leaving others sidelined. He emphasized the impracticality of managing a large group while only 11 can play in a match, calling it unsustainable. Despite recent roster additions, Guardiola prefers a shorter squad, expressing a willingness to train fewer players if it prevents sidelining others.
I said to the club I don't want that [a bigger squad]. I don't want to leave five or six players in the freezer. I don't want that. I will quit.
As a manager I cannot train 24 players and every time I select I have to have four, five, six stay in Manchester at home because they cannot play.
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