City boss Pep Guardiola can’t bear to talk about the success he’s been bought into.
Now he’s mocking the critics – taking League Cup champions United as an example.
– They weren’t at the top because they didn’t spend, right?
Over the past decade, Manchester City has grown into a giant in English football, spending a lot of money. Since Pep Guardiola took over as coach at the club in 2016, he has repeatedly had to contend with criticism that their success is only about the amount of investment in players.
Something strained him over and over again, seriously.
In the press conference before the FA Cup match against Bristol City, he got the chance to poke pundits, after a question about Manchester United. The club won the League Cup, their first trophy in six years, and have spent the past year investing heavily in new signings.
Anthony was bought for around a billion, and Casemiro is said to have cost around SEK 700 million to buy from Real Madrid.
“If only they spent a little more.”
When asked if United, with a salvaged title, were back at the absolute top, the Spaniard jumped at the opportunity.
– If they spent a little more, yes! He said, according to The Guardian, that they weren’t at the top because they weren’t spending, right?
No, but they are where they should be. The truth is that two teams, Liverpool and us, have done great.
Manchester United ranks third in the English Premier League, eight points behind leaders Arsenal and six points behind City. But Guardiola’s team has another game to play.