Man Utd will host Man City at Old Trafford at 10:30 p.m. today, October 29, in the Premier League’s 10th round. Man City has had significant growth in recent years, whereas Man Utd has seen a steady fall.
Coach Pep Guardiola claimed with confidence that Man Utd is not Man City’s opponent because of this. “I thought my biggest rival was Liverpool when my term at Man City ended,” the Spanish tactician stated in a press conference. They helped Man City grow stronger by posing a significant challenge.
We have it worse off than any other club thanks to Liverpool. While there was a year when Manager Solskjaer brought Manchester United closer to Manchester City, Liverpool remains the team to fear most when you take the long route.
Of course, Chelsea is rebuilding, Newcastle is getting stronger, and Arsenal is returning. This season, let’s examine Tottenham and assess their level of play. Above all, though, Liverpool continues to be my main competitor.”
Pep Guardiola’s remarks resemble those made by Sir Alex Ferguson about Man City in the past. The “green” Man was reportedly referred to as a “noisy neighbor” by the Scottish coach. In addition, the “old man” declared that in his 26 years as Manchester United’s manager, he never saw Man City as his greatest opponent.
Pep Guardiola commented, “Sir Alex Ferguson was right,” in reference to this. During his reign, Man City was not a threat to Man Utd. If someone were to take over and invest in Man City, Man Utd and Arsenal would be the richest and most powerful teams instead of Sheikh Mansour, the owner of Manchester United, and Khaldoon, the owner of Man City.
Perhaps Sir Alex Ferguson had no idea that The Citizens would become as powerful when he made his earlier remarks about Man City. Even as Barcelona’s leader, I didn’t think that.
However, we now aim to maintain our dominance in the Premier League for as long as feasible. We are there and intend to stay dominant in the future, even though the English traditional teams may not be happy with Man City joining the elite division.”
In the last six seasons, Man City has won five Premier League championships. Furthermore, they have won this competition nine times. In England, they are the fourth most successful club, only surpassed by Manchester United (20 titles), Liverpool (19 times), and Arsenal (13 times).
“Green” Man is currently five points behind Tottenham with 21 points from nine games, but he has played one fewer game than the Spurs. With only 15 points, Man Utd was only ranked eighth.