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MANCHESTER. — Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola believes rivals Manchester United will offer a great threat in his team’s pursuit of the English Premier League soccer title this season.
The two coaches have shared a heated rivalry over the years during their time at Barcelona and Real Madrid, respectively. Currently, the neighbouring clubs share top spot in England’s top flight, though the Citizens boast a superior goal difference.
In addition, Guardiola also takes the view that the likes of Tottenham under manager Mauricio Pochettino, and Arsenal with Arsene Wenger in charge will also offer a stiff challenge. The Spaniard told Sky Sports: “Jose, with United, always will be tough because now you see United is a Jose Mourinho team.
“I see them win duels, they are so quick on the counter-attack, they have already convinced they can do it in that way. It will be so tough but it is important in the process to show we can do that. So we’ll go to Old Trafford, White Hart Lane, the Emirates, it doesn’t matter, we are going to try. After that, the opponents are good too, but we are going to try.”
City’s next encounter after the international break will see them host Stoke on October 14, while the Red Devils face fierce rivals Liverpool at Anfield.
Meanwhile, Bayern Munich have seemingly decided on their pick for the vacant manager’s job, and current Manchester City boss Guardiola has given his approval. The Bavarians recently parted ways with Carlo Ancelotti after a below-par start to the season, and have been searching for his replacement while Willy Sagnol takes over on an interim basis.
Guardiola, who has some time off on account of the inter — AFP.
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