Pep Guardiola and Zlatan Ibrahimovic have begun their war of words yet again as Manchester United clash against neighbours Manchester City on Saturday (10 September).
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“Sometimes you play a home match and it doesn’t really feel like home”, Mourinho said.
“They are a very good team”, he added.
Despite his obvious discomfort with the focus on him and Mourinho, Guardiola accepted the Portuguese and other managers against whom he has pitted his wits have helped his career.
The sight of Mourinho and Guardiola gesticulating and exhorting their players signals the resumption of a complicated relationship that has turned increasingly ugly since they first met at Barcelona two decades ago.
The City boss grabbed the ball as it went out of play and Rooney, looking to take a throw quickly, was unhappy Guardiola did not immediately hand it over to him, with a brief struggle between the two ensuing.
He said: “If he invites me to do that I will accept. But now he doesn’t play, they have an incredible squad in terms of options and there are many things (Guardiola) could do”.
This will be Bravo’s first game for Manchester City, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic has already done his part to welcome him to the Premier League. “Mata between the lines is so unsafe, the full-backs are so offensive, the quality of Rooney and Ibra, Martial is so fast and the set-pieces with their tall guys is impossible to control, they’re a top team”. They were a very good team last season, two and three seasons ago, four seasons ago. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paul Pogba, Eric Bailey and Henrikh Mkhitaryan have settled very well in the squad. The Portuguese manager was asked about the players fitness after coming from the global break and Mourinho was happy to oblige. They had always very good players. “In the first half, we were doing many things wrong”.
“I remember when I first came to England and, trust me, it can be hard early on but he’s flying. They are a title contender and we have to respect them that way.”- The Independent.
Guardiola will also be without star striker Sergio Aguero, who begins a three-match ban for elbowing West Ham’s Winston Reid. But we go to one of the best stadiums in the world and won the game. You try to win a lot of games in a row to gain an advantage but it can turn quickly like we had past year. We know the formation, we know their dynamic. They are an fantastic, rich squad in options. (Guardiola) can have many decisions, different decisions.
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“With Barcelona and Madrid, every derby was the most attractive derby in the world”.
