Pep Guardiola aims cheeky dig at Man Untd over Ruben Amorim’s appointment

Manchester City failed to win on Tuesday night, losing their Champions League tie to Sporting Lisbon, a team led by newly appointed Manchester United coach, Ruben Amorim.

City took an early lead through Phil Foden but end up losing the match 4-1 in Portugal. Pep Guardiola’s team have now lost three matches in a row in three different competitions, a stats Guardiola will not be proud of.

Ahead of the Blues visit to Brighton on Saturday in the Premier League before the November international break, Guardiola insists he will relish the challenge of getting Manchester City’s season back on track.

Guardiola also aimed a cheeky dig at rivals Manchester United when discussing their new boss Ruben Amorim, ahead of his move to Old Trafford.

Speaking about the matchup against Man United in the league, Guardiola said:

“We will face them two times in the Premier League and maybe the FA Cup. In the Champions League it is not possible. We will see. I learn from all the managers I faced and Ruben as well. You have to understand my concern is focused not on the challenge of playing United, it’s seeing what we can do to get back to their best.”

When asked about how he thinks Ruben will do at United, the former Bayern Munich manager said:

‘I don’t know. I don’t know if he’s going to be better than we are. We will have to wait. Welcome, of course. I’m happy to see him and wish him all the best but I don’t know what’s going to happen with Ruben in the next two, three, four years. Only Ruben can answer that.”

Guardiola was also asked if it’s a problem that City are finding it hard to score while their opponents are scoring easily.

It happened in my first year, we played really good. Sometimes it happens, I have to try to find an explanation but sometimes it’s just football so accept it. Sport is that. Life is that. Sometimes we have bad moments but we face the reality. Everyone has to try to be better and we will find it. We are still alive in all competitions and we continue,” he concluded.