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Manchester United vs. Manchester City: Pep Guardiola’s Key Derby Presser Quotes
- Updated: September 9, 2016
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has lauded the talents of Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic heading into Saturday’s derby fixture at Old Trafford, hailing the Swede as “one of the best players [in the world].”
Ibrahimovic is currently joint-top scorer in the 2016-17 Premier League campaign after netting three times in his first three games, and Guardiola paid tribute to the forward’s talents, per the Mirror’s Jack Rathborn:
It depends on the way we play. I believe now and until the last day of my career that you have to play good to win the game. I want to attack, control the game, concede a few counter attacks – but play good.
Zlatan I have a lot of respect for what he has done in his career. What he did everywhere is amazing. He is one of the best players. Some players need time to understand the league but the big players don’t.
Guardiola leads the Citizens to Old Trafford on Saturday hoping his team can maintain their 100-percent start to the season while putting a stop to United’s run and emerging as outright table leaders in the process.
The Manchester derby also reignites a rivalry between former Barcelona boss Guardiola and his old colleague-turned-opponent Jose Mourinho, with whom he said he’ll share a glass of wine, per the Telegraph’s Ben Curtis:
I said it many times – I have a lot of respect for Mourinho, I always try to learn from all of my colleagues – it’s the same with him. The rivalry is more from the media and we can’t control that.
He was my coach, my assistant coach with Sir Bobby Robson. OK, the last period at Barcelona and Real Madrid was not easy for both of us but we met each other two, three weeks ago at the manager’s Premier League …
