Leading football tipster Simon Hopper gives his best bets for Man City v Leicester tonight

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has assured the club he was not about to leave the club, but told reporters on his 40th birthday he was still not ready to sign a new contract.

Guardiola has won eight trophies in his two-and-a-half seasons in charge and the Catalan club want him to stay beyond his current deal which runs out at the end of the season.

“There is a lot of time left on my contract, let me work in peace,” Guardiola told a news conference ahead of Wednesday’s King’s Cup quarter-final, second leg at second-division leaders Real Betis.

“The club knows I would not leave them in the lurch,” he said, adding that he would rather not have to keep talking about the issue in public. “I simply need time to look at some things. It will be resolved in its own time.”

Barca are four points clear of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga at the halfway stage and take a 5-0 advantage over Betis into tonight’s game.

Leading football tipster Simon Hopper gives his best bets for Man City v Leicester tonight

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