After Manchester City’s defeat against Liverpool (2-0) last Sunday, Pep Guardiola raised six fingers to symbolize his number of English championship titles with the club he coaches. A gesture that José Mourinho took as a provocation towards him, not hesitating to refer to the Manchester City “trial” to respond.
The Spanish technician wanted to play down the situation.
” I was only fooling. I would say the same thing to José: we are innocent until proven guilty. After that we’ll see what happens. “He’s one more person on the huge list of those in this country and around the world who want to see us down.” he declared at a press conference, on the sidelines of his team’s match against Crystal Palace.
Guardiola ” Sorry “ for Mourinho
Guardiola even apologizes to the “Special One”. “We’ll wait and then we’ll see.” The fact is that he won three titles and I won six. It’s a fact, my intention was not bad. But if I offended him, I’m really sorry, but it was a joke.”insists the former midfielder.
As a reminder, Manchester City is accused by the Premier League of 115 breaches of its regulations. The English club allegedly violated financial fair play rules. The facts, which extend from 2009 to 2018, correspond to the period of acquisition of 80% of the club by Abu Dhabi.
