Co-host of The Best Trophies ceremony, Thierry Henry asked a trick question for Pep Guardiola, his former coach at Barça.
The Best Trophies evening held an unpleasant surprise for Manchester City. While the Citizens could legitimately hope to see Erling Haaland win the best player trophy, the Norwegian cyborg once again had to settle for second place. The fault is Lionel Messi, slightly preferred to the Mancunian scorer despite a lackluster season.
The English champions will therefore have to console themselves with the title of best coach won by Pep Guardiola. Unlike the Argentinian world champion or his Norwegian rival, the Catalan technician was also present at the ceremony organized in London. The opportunity for him to meet Thierry Henry, whom he had under his orders at Barça. The current coach of the Espoirs officiated as master of ceremonies and had a trick question for his former coach.
The former striker actually asked Pep Guardiola “which team would win the match between 2009 Barça and this year’s Manchester City? » Two teams who won everything under his command. The question also embarrassed the Citizens coach. ” Whore “he first whispered, adding that “It would be a great match, for sure.”
