The left-back area is a position Guardiola is intent on strengthening with the Spaniard unconvinced by either Gael Clichy or Aleksandar Kolarov. thdrawal from Tottenham gameSIX APPEALLiverpool hammer Tottenham U23 6-2 with Cameron Brannagan and Kevin Stewart shining for RedsKANE K. Sylvian Wiltord runs after Lundekvam in 2000The Norwegian ace, now 43, said: My wife left me along with our two little girls and I was left alone in a big house so I told myself I was going to drink myself to death. That is short-term but Mourinho is in this for the long haul. And the players Wenger inherited felt ready for a change. “Guardiolas phone call was a huge part of me deciding to go there. He said: All I could do was get word to Jason to get prepared to play. I came back fitter and stronger than ever and, thanks to Wenger, I was still playing for England at 34 having left Arsenal and signed for West Ham. The only way is to acknowledge you need help and just hold your hands up. Obviously, Im sad but, as I was telling the players, there is only one way.