Man City will have a trip to Old Trafford in round 10 of the 2023/24 Premier League this evening.

Pep Guardiola did not disappoint the fans of the blue half of Man City with his latest statement, the Spanish coach affirmed that he never considered Man United a real opponent in the 8 years he worked at the club. Etihad.

The Mirror quoted Pep: “When I finish my job at Man City, Liverpool is the opponent I respect the most.”

“They are the best club, they are the team that gives me the most headaches, the challenges that Jurgen Klopp creates make my Man City better every day, that is the motivation that helps Man City improve in everything. parts”.

“The challenges Liverpool create for us have never been achieved by any other team.”

“There was only one season when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was in charge at MU. I see a little difference, but overall, it will still be Liverpool.”

Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool is the opponent that Pep Guardiola respects the most. Photo: The Times.

Notably, the legendary coach of the Red Devils, Sir Alex Ferguson, once said he never thought that Man City would be a threat to MU’s dominance and that the Old Trafford team is always number 1 in Manchester.

In response, Pep Guardiola admitted: “Sir Alex is right, Man City is not a challenger. Without the presence of owner Sheikh Mansour and chairman Khaldoon, who took over and invested, Man United and Arsenal are the richest teams in England and that is why they have had previous successes.

“At that moment, Sir Alex Ferguson could not have expected what would happen – even I myself thought so when I was at Barcelona. But reality has proven the opposite, we are on a different level. higher and clearly they are not comfortable with that. We are here, and will be in the future.”

Pep Guardiola’s statement is completely reasonable, because it is clear that during the 8 years the 52-year-old strategist worked at Man City, the team in the same city was never his counterweight, the Red Devils always failed with their opponents. The score is even very bold. As for the title race, it is clear that MU cannot be compared with Man City.