PEP GUARDIOLA took a cheeky dig at Manchester United as he welcomed their neighbours again to the winner’s circle after a six-year trophy drought.
The Pink Devils lifted the Carabao Cup with a 2-0 victory over Newcastle on Sunday — their first piece of silverware since 2017.
In that point, Guardiola has led Manchester Metropolis to 9 trophies.
Guardiola mentioned: “Congratulations to United for the Carabao Cup. Eventually it ought to occur, shouldn’t it? Welcome.
“United must be there. They’re within the place they usually must be.
“The fact is that two groups, Liverpool and ourselves, have accomplished extremely effectively with the numbers. Now it’s nearer.”
Requested if United are actually again as a serious rival, Guardiola mentioned with a smile: “Perhaps. In the event that they spend slightly more cash, sure?
"As a result of they didn’t spend, did they?
“After I landed right here I assumed United would at all times be there, for the historical past, for all the things, and Erik ten Hag is doing an unimaginable job.
“And the gamers . . . you see how dedicated they're, how all collectively they attempt to do it after they've been 5 or 6 years with out profitable one title.”
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Guardiola’s males received the Carabao Cup 4 occasions in a row from 2018 — however admitted the primary of them, a 3-0 win over Arsenal, was probably the most thrilling.
He mentioned: “For the employees it was new, for the gamers it was new.
"The fourth time we travelled there to win the Carabao Cup for the fourth time in a row, it was, ‘Effectively, it’s OK, one other one, one other day within the workplace’.”
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