And he claims it was due to feeling jealous that his own move to Anfield five years earlier had been scrapped due to the club preferring the now Bayern Munich man. Pep Guardiola and wife Cristina Serra are settled in City Centre apartmentThe cultured Spaniard shunned the?sprawling?mansions in Cheshire for an apartment in Salford with his fashion designers wife-of-27 years?and their three children. PA:Press Association6He finally got his chance last night after 80 minutes of the Chelsea victoryPA:. CHELSEA have said fax but no fax to Real Madrids bizarre pursuit of Thibaut Courtois. Poch will have noted his skill and composure as well as passing ability and willingness to receive the ball in tight spaces. The highly-rated keeper revealed he received a surprise get-well card from the Spanish giants while injured last season. Caption: LEVEL BEST … Wright equals Cliff Bastin’s record with the equaliser against Bolton in 1997Getty Images6The duo reunite two years ago at Wembley and share a jokeJust his voice alone oozed self-assurance and intelligence — a strong feeling that here was a man who was fully in control, a manager who wanted to guide you, not push or pull you. He played 92 games for Barcelona B before moving to Portugal. SIX years is a long time to hold out for your debut – but for Nathaniel Chalobah, that period featured nearly 100 games for other teams and a lot of waiting in the wings. I was in Dubai when I was informed that he had instead decided to sign a kid from Real Sociedad who had just broken into the Spanish national team.