Guardiola was reacting to Mourinho’s barbed comments that he won three EPL titles “fairly and cleanly”
By Kehinde Okeowo
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has said former Chelsea and Man United coach, Jose Mourinho wants the English Premier League (EPL) champions relegated.
The Spanish tactician made this known while reacting to Mourinho’s barbed comments that he won three titles “fairly and cleanly”.
It all started when Guardiola was compared to the Galatasaray’s coach after he raised six fingers to the Liverpool fans, following his side’s recent 2-0 defeat against the Reds, indicating the number of league titles he has won to date.
Prior to the incident, Mourinho had similarly held up three fingers to opposing fans while he was United boss after a loss to Liverpool..
Speaking on Guardiola’s gesture, Mourinho noted that though he only won the EPL three times, he won the titles fairly.
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He went on to reference City’s 115 charges over alleged violations of the Premier League’s financial rules.
He said, “Guardiola said something about me… he won six trophies and I won three, but I won fairly and cleanly.
“If I lost, I want to congratulate my opponent because he was better than me. I don’t want to win by dealing with 150 court cases.”
Reacting to his comments, Guardiola accused the Portuguese of wishing that The Citizens ill luck.
He said: “He’s another one in a huge list that wants the team to be in… I don’t know, in League One or in the Conference.
“I would say to Jose the same – we are innocent until proven guilty and, after that, we will see what happens. It is what it is.”