Guardiola claims he is not bothered about rival’s derby record ahead of their clash.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola claims he is not bothered about rival’s derby record ahead of their clash today.
Ole Gunner Solskjaer side have shown class in the derby against Guardiola since his arrival winning three of their last four meetings.
While speaking ahead of the derby Guardiola claims he is not bothered about United dominance in the derby but says he has finish above the local rival since his arrival.
“They are a good, good team and this can happen, but we don’t forget the points in the last five or six years,” Guardiola told Sky Sports News.
“In every single season, we were ahead of them in the Premier League.
“So you want to say, ‘Okay they beat us,’ it’s because it can happen, and they are good.
“But when I landed here to finish after five seasons – this is the sixth – the amount of points ahead that we are if we count every single season – at the end that is what counts.”
Speaking about United forward Cristiano Ronaldo Guardiola praised the Portuguese says he is a goal scorer.
He went further to say what he has done for the past decade has been amazing, scoring goals and helping his team.
“I think he has scored goals all his life and when he is 75 – maybe he will be retired – but at the barbecue, if they’re playing a game, he is going to score a goal.”
“These type of guys, like [Lionel] Messi, like him…”, said Pep, pausing, unable to think of another player of the same calibre before continuing: “what they have done, or what Ronaldo has done in the last decade in world football, scoring goals and helping his teams to win.
“It speaks for itself.”
