Pep Guardiola is ready to freeze Ilkay Gundogan out of his Manchester City plans – until the captain brings his wife to eat at the manager's top table.

Sara Gundogan this week complained about the cuisine on offer in Manchester, saying there was "horrible food everywhere".

She even claimed it was a struggle to find anything fresh, suggesting restaurants were using frozen food and had an obsession with making money from selling high-priced drinks.

The comments on Instagram made the front page of a major tabloid newspaper and did not go down well among Manchester's restaurateurs.

Guardiola owns an eatery in the city himself, a Spanish tapas spot.

When asked about the remarks from the City midfielder's wife, Guardiola initially appeared to agree with her stance, saying: "It is right."

Amused by the topic, he quickly changed tack to jokingly add: "I'm disappointed she still didn't [try] my restaurant. That is what is annoying me. Gundo's not going to play one more minute...

"I'm going to invite her, and Gundo as well, to go to Tast. Of course they're going to eat properly."