Manchester City boss Guardiola passionately defended his side after back-to-back draws which left pundits such as Carragher debating their chances of winning a record fourth successive Premier League title. Despite the former Liverpool defender being among the more positive pundits after City played out a 3-3 draw at home to Tottenham on Sunday, Guardiola has taken issue with him, bringing up the fact he never won the league title in his career.
“Maybe, maybe I’m wrong and they are seeing everything that I’m not able to see, but I don’t have that feeling,” the City manager declared after also noting Gary Neville’s failure to win four in a row with Manchester United. “Jamie Carragher didn’t win one (league title). Micah Richards didn’t win four Premier Leagues in a row. Never, ever.” Responding to Guardiola’s savage dig, Carragher took to X, formerly known as Twitter, and brought up City’s 115 charges from the Premier League and allegations about the club’s ownership. “I think I’d have probably won one if Liverpool were owned by a nation state, and pushed the rules so far that the PL charged us 115 times!!” the ex-Liverpool stalwart wrote. “I was actually praising Pep’s team after the game on Sunday.”
Carragher’s post garnered more than 28,000 likes in just over seven hours, with Guardiola’s monologue making headlines ahead of their trip to face in-form Aston Villa on Wednesday. “I have a feeling that if we maintain that level, we’ll win the Premier League. We will win it again,” the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss proclaimed.
“If we (could) maintain the level of Liverpool and Tottenham, I’ll sign for it right now. We didn’t win 5-0 – we drew – but I’d sign right now (for) my team (to) behave the way we’ve played the last two games. I don’t know if we can sustain that all season and that is the challenge. “I don’t have anything to say about the pundits. Maybe I’m wrong but I don’t think it’s about complacency. I know the players, I know how they run. How we behave is extraordinary.
“He knows how difficult it is otherwise Gary Neville would’ve won four Premier Leagues in the best period of Manchester United. But he didn’t do it. I see my team, how they fight, how they press, how they continue until the end and how upset they are after we concede.”
Jamie Carragher has fought fire with fire after being ridiculed by Pep Guardiola during a remarkable six-minute monologue.
