Guardiola reveals bizarre Julia Roberts 'secret' after memorable Champions League night

UCL Guardiola reveals bizarre Julia Roberts 'secret' after memorable Champions League night

Izuchukwu Akawor 07:13 - 15.03.2023

Guardiola will never forget that Hollywood superstar and idol Julia Roberts snubbed him and his club Manchester City for city rivals Manchester United.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has revealed a strange regret he will always live with even if he wins the Champions League with City.

Guardiola and his Cityzens were in fantastic form after brushing aside German side RB Leipzig in the Champions League round of 16 at the Etihad.

Manchester City vs RB Leipzig: Guardiola reveals bizarre Julia Roberts regret
Erling Haaland was in an inspirational form for Manchester City.

Manchester City demolished Leipzig 7-0 in the Champions League round of 16 second leg tie for an aggregate 8-1 win to advance to the quarterfinal on Tuesday night.

It was a one-sided affair that saw Norwegian forward, Erling Haaland, score a perfect hat-trick in the first half en route to scoring two more in the second half to make it five goals against Leipzig on the night.

What Guardiola said about five-goal hero Erling Haaland

var widgetLoaderConfig = widgetLoaderConfig || { CDN_URL: 'https://widgets.sportal365.com', APP_LINK: 'desktop', API_URL: 'https://africa.football.api.sportal365.com/', API_KEY: '2f852b4de2f3a5cf3188e74b33087bb4:2c18422f8e826a7d11aeed52edb2449e', LANG: 'en', REQUEST_INTERVAL: 30, ENABLE_BET_SLIP: false, AUTHOR: false, THEME: "light", TOURNAMENT_ORDER: "pulse_nigeria", LINK_OPTIONS_V2: { 'player' : { 'url': '/football/player/{playerId}' }, 'team' : { 'url': '/football/{teamId}' }, 'tournament': { 'url': '/football/competition/{tournamentId}' }, 'match': { 'url' : '/football/match/{matchId}', 'sort': { 'criteria': 'alphabetically', 'direction': 'asc' } }, 'configuration': { 'newWindow': false }, 'standings_tournament': { 'url': '/football/competition/{tournamentId}/standings' } } }; if (!document.querySelector('script[src="https://widgets.sportal365.com/loader.bundle.min.js"]')) { window.setTimeout(function () { let scriptCss = document.createElement('link'); scriptCss.href = 'https://www.pulsesports.co.ke/css/sport-widgets.css?v=1668785443'; scriptCss.rel = 'stylesheet'; scriptCss.type = 'text/css'; document.body.appendChild(scriptCss); let scriptTag = document.createElement('script'); scriptTag.src = 'https://widgets.sportal365.com/loader.bundle.min.js'; scriptTag.defer = true; scriptTag.onload = function () { window.setTimeout(function () { new SMPWidgetsLoader(widgetLoaderConfig); }, 200); }; document.head.appendChild(scriptTag); }, 0); } else { new SMPWidgetsLoader(widgetLoaderConfig); }

Guardiola reveals biggest regret

Following the memorable performance and result, Guardiola revealed a particularly big disappointment in his life so far.

Guardiola last won the Champions League during a dominant era at Barcelona but has failed the replicate that feat at Bayern Munich and Manchester City.

Manchester City vs RB Leipzig: A night to forget for RB Leipzig.
Pep Guardiola says even a Champions League will not pacify him for Julia Roberts snub.

However, on the night of a statement outing from his City side in the Champions League,  the Spaniard revealed that one of his idols, Hollywood superstar Julia Roberts’ decision to snub Manchester City for a visit to Manchester United will forever be a disappointment.

Erling Haaland reveals the REAL reason why Manchester City signed him

“I have three idols in my life: Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods and Julia Roberts,” Guardiola stated.  “These are my three idols. For obvious reasons, Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods deserve it, and Julia Roberts as well.”

"I'm a failure in the Champions League, I'm sorry," he continued. “I'm going to explain a secret. Whatever happens this year in the Champions League, even if we win this Champions League or win three in a row, I will be a failure.”

On Julia Roberts’ visit to Old Trafford

“Julia Roberts, years ago, came to Manchester. Not in the 1990s, when Alex Ferguson win titles, titles, titles and titles. She came in the period when we were better than United, these four or five years,” he added.

How social media reacted to Erling Haaland and Manchester City's memorable night

"And she went to visit Man United. She didn't come to see us. So, even if I win the Champions League, it cannot compare to the fact Julia Roberts came to Manchester and did not come to see us."

Manchester City vs RB Leipzig: Guardiola may never forgive Julia Roberts.
Hollywood star, Julia Roberts is a famous Manchester United fan.

Who are the richest footballers in the world at the moment?

"My idol. That's why no matter what happens, even if I win the Champions League, it will not make up for the disappointment I had."

Related content