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Pep Guardiola reacted to Jose Mourinho's rebuttal to his comment.
In what is reminiscent of the years the pair spent in LALIGA managing either Barcelona or Real Madrid, Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho are in an active exchange of verbal shots, with the Spaniard the latest to speak.
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12:51 - 06.12.2024
‘I don't want to win with 150 lawsuits’ – Jose Mourinho hits back at Pep Guardiola
Jose Mourinho responded harshly to Pep Guardiola's comment he made a few days ago regarding the Portuguese manager.
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12:08 - 04.12.2024
‘He won three, I won six’ - Man City manager Pep Guardiola aims dig at Mourinho
Pep Guardiola has taken a swipe at Jose Mourinho as he responds to a comment about his hand gesture during Liverpool's loss.
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What happened
As Pulse Sports reported, a frustrated Pep Guardiola raised six fingers up to an Anfield crowd, Mourinho-esque, after taunts of him getting fired, to remind them of his number of Premier League trophies.
It was pointed out to him that the Portuguese got fired months after making that gesture as a Manchester United coach, and Pep responded, saying he has double of Mourinho's Premier League titles.
Mourinho did not let it slide in his next press appearance and he fired back, saying he won his title fair and square, without having to deal with over 100 charges Manchester City are currently saddled with over allegations of financial irregularities.
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What Guardiola said
It's Pep's turn now and ahead of their clash against Crystal Palace, he was informed of Mourinho's content. The Spaniard cautioned his former rival that Manchester City were innocent until proven guilty, before stressing that it was factual for him to say he had double Mourinho's Premier League titles.
“It was a joke,” he told reporters. “It was a joke.
“It's another one for the huge list in this country and around the world that they want us in League One, they want us at the bottom. But I would say to Jose the same as I say to everyone else: we are innocent until proven guilty. After that, we'll see what happens, but it's what it is. So it was completely a joke.
“I think with both our teams, him with Chelsea, myself with Man City, we can sit at the table with Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger, right? For the many, many titles we won. And I'm pretty sure sooner or later they will congratulate us.
“Talking about what I said, if I've offended him [Mourinho], I'm so sorry… but it was a joke.The fact is he had three; I had six. So this is a fact. But the intention was completely fine.”
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