article_snippet.sent: To the dismay of Pep Guardiola, there wasn't a single qualified doctor on site.
article_snippet.sent: How could it be that a vastly- experienced and hugely-respected surgeon with a track record for rescuing stellar careers imperilled by injury failed to meet Pep Guardiola's requirements as club doctor?
article_snippet.sent: Sportsmail has learned that one of Pep Guardiola's stipulations, after taking over from Jupp Heynckes, was that the club doctor should be at the training ground every single time the players were there.
article_snippet.sent: It drove Guardiola to distraction, according to the club insider, who said: 'Pep has never been the most patient about players' recovery time.
article_snippet.sent: If there is an injury, Guardiola expects there is an injury to clear up.
article_snippet.sent: Guardiola wants the players back on the pitch, but it wasn't happening. '
article_snippet.sent: Guardiola was having none of it and, instead, arranged for Thiago Alcantara to undergo treatment in Barcelona, where, to Muller-Wohlfahrt exasperation, surgery was followed by recuperation and an eventual return to the Bayern squad.
highlights_snippet.sent: Guardiola, who is impatient with injuries, could even agree a new deal .
  