Manchester Metropolis manager Pep Guardiola said he became as soon as handiest joking when he referred to winning twice as many Premier League titles as Jose Mourinho, after the gentle Chelsea boss said that he, now not like Guardiola, had received his titles reasonably.
The Spaniard also said Metropolis were harmless unless confirmed guilty, responding to Mourinho’s allusions to their alleged violations of Premier League financial rules from 2009 to 2018, which the club has continually denied.
Guardiola, who held up six fingers to Liverpool followers on Sunday, a gesture similar to Mourinho retaining up three fingers in 2018 ahead of getting sacked by Manchester United, had made the commentary when requested if he may well doubtless undergo a destiny similar to the Portuguese.
“I’m hoping now not in my case… He received three, I received six… nonetheless we’re the identical indulge in that,” Guardiola answered.
Mourinho answered to Guardiola’s commentary on Friday, earlier than his personnel Fenerbahce’s clash with Besiktas.
“I received reasonably and cleanly… I possess now not need to fetch by going through 150 complaints,” Turkish outlet Hurriyet quoted Mourinho as pronouncing.
Metropolis didn’t straight away reply to a request for commentary about Mourinho’s observation.
Guardiola, talking to reporters in a while Friday, said he had no depraved intentions when making the commentary about Mourinho.
“If I even possess offended him, I’m so sorry. But it no doubt became as soon as a joke. In point of fact he has three and I even possess six, it’s miles a truth. However the plan became as soon as entirely gorgeous,” he said.
On behalf of our complete league
“I reflect each with our groups – he with Chelsea, myself with Man Metropolis – we are able to sit down within the desk with Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger, upright? For the a huge amount of, many titles we possess now received. And I’m dazzling sure in due course they are going to congratulate us.”
Guardiola said there were many of us across the sector who wished to notice Metropolis at the bottom.
“We are harmless unless confirmed as guilty. After that we will look what happens, nonetheless it’s miles what it’s miles,” he added.
Mourinho has taken shots at Metropolis ahead of, pronouncing in October that he hoped he may well doubtless add a fourth Premier League medal to his cupboard if Metropolis are stripped of their titles and United, who finished 2d in 2017-18, are awarded the Premier League trophy.
Chelsea, the save Mourinho received his three English top-flight titles in 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2014-15, are being investigated by the Premier League for seemingly financial rule breaches between 2012 and 2019.
Fourth-positioned Metropolis talk over with Crystal Palace in a while Saturday.
