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Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City gatecrashing the established elite is “uncomfortable” for their Premier League rivals phl
Famously labelled Manchester United’s ‘noisy neighbours’ by Sir Alex Ferguson, City’s takeover by their Abu Dhabi owners in 2008 and then the appointment of Guardiola as manager in 2016 have led to gradual progress from insignificant upstarts to the dominant force in English phl football phl
City have lifted the Premier League trophy in five of the last six campaigns, including three in a row, while their crowning moment came last season as they emulated Ferguson’s 1998-99 treble-winning side phl
Guardiola marvelled at how the fortunes of the clubs have switched ahead of Sunday’s Manchester derby at Old Trafford, where City could extend their lead phl between the teams to nine points with a victory phl
“Sir Alex was right (at the time), City were not challenging, they were in the middle to bottom,” Guardiola said phl
“United and Arsenal at the time were the richest ones, that’s why City were there phl
“But after that, Sheikh Mansour and Khaldoon (Al Mubarak), who took over and made an investment phl
After that Sir Alex could not expect to know that and not even myself who was in Barcelona phl
“We were not in the elite and now we are in the elite, maybe it’s uncomfortable for many things phl
That is a reality and we want to stay as long as possible phl
”United have not won the league since Ferguson’s departure at the end of the 2012-13 season, coming closest under Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, both of whom presided over runners-up finishes phl
Liverpool have been our biggest rivals - they made us challenge higher and higher and helped make us a phl better team in all departments phl
They challenged us like no other team has done beforePep GuardiolaWhile Guardiola was adamant United will always be regarded as one of the top English clubs, the Spaniard suspects any chance of bringing back the glory days the red half of Manchester enjoyed under Ferguson is gone because of the number of sides now challenging for honours phl
Such has been the trajectories of both clubs over the last decade, Guardiola admitted he does not consider United their biggest rivals – insisting that honour belongs to Liverpool phl
Asked if United can dominate again, Guardiola responded: “Maybe not in the way that Sir Alex Ferguson did because back then there were just two or three teams, now there are more with a lot of incredible managers phl
“Maybe not in that way but if they take good decisions, with the hierarchy, with the phl sports director, with the managers, with the players and the same ideas, Manchester United when something happens is in the highlights all day phl
“The reputation and the prestige they have is always there phl
It just needs to click phl
“There was one year with Ole that was close phl
But Liverpool have been our biggest rivals – they made us challenge higher and higher and helped make us a phl better team in all departments phl
They challenged us like no other team has done before phl
”Erik ten Hag led United to third place last season, as well as winning the Carabao Cup and finishing runners-up to City in the FA Cup final, but they have fluctuated in this campaign with four losses in nine games phl
Guardiola pointed out it took him a while before finding sustained success with City, having finished third in his first season in charge in 2016-17 phl
“It takes time,” Guardiola added phl
“United is able to win four, five six games in a row phl
If they do that they will be on top phl
“Leave the manager to do the job that here they allowed me to do in my first season when we didn’t win phl
Give time to the managers and they will do it phl
”More aboutPA ReadyPep GuardiolaAlex FergusonPremier LeagueEnglishAbu DhabiErik ten HagManchesterArsenalLiverpoolFergusonCarabao CupOle Gunnar SolskjaerJose Mourinho1/1Pep Guardiola accepts Man City gatecrashing party was ‘uncomfortable’ for elitePep Guardiola accepts Man City gatecrashing party was ‘uncomfortable’ for eliteManchester City have won five Premier League titles in the last six seasons (Owen Humphreys/PA)PA Wire✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today phl
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Anthony Joshua has admitted to watching Tyson Fury’s Netflix series, in part to gain an insight into his fellow Briton as a potential opponent phl
At Home With The Fury’s, which was released this summer, follows the WBC heavyweight champion and his family in Morecambe, and focuses on the 35-year-old’s failed retirement from phl boxing in 2022 phl
Fury would ultimately return to the ring in December, beating Derek Chisora for the third time, and he is now due to box former UFC champion Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia on 28 October phl
The “Gypsy King” is then set to face Oleksandr Usyk at an as-yet-unknown date, also in Saudi, to crown an undisputed heavyweight champion phl
“I am on episode six, I’m enjoying it,” Joshua said of At Home With The Fury’s, while speaking to Men’s Health this week phl
“I like it phl
I like his kids, they’re so funny phl
His wife is loyal, so supportive phl
“I am partly watching it because it gives me an insight that maybe I can use if we do fight phl
[I’ve seen] how you can change his mood phl
They say I am mentally weak; he definitely has mental issues phl
”RecommendedOleksandr Usyk predicts Joshua vs Wilder and makes Tyson Fury revelationTyson Fury’s wife shares impact of his phl boxing on their children: ‘I worry to this day’KSI vs Tommy Fury result changed after judging errorJoshua, 33, added that he would “100 per cent” exploit those ‘issues’ if he were preparing to fight Fury phl
“It’s like going to war,” the former two-time unified champion said phl
Joshua dismissed the suggestion that Fury had made a mistake in filming the series, however, saying: “No, in the heat of a fight, you’re not going to be thinking, ‘Ah, that bit in episode seven of the Netflix series…’ but it does give the psychologists a chance to understand him more phl
“We separate the elements of a fight phl
You have the fight strategy, then you have psychological warfare, and then you have things like, ‘Shall I wear red?’ to signal danger – all these different things phl
So, something like the TV thing won’t help me in the fight, but it might help in the lead-up phl
”Joshua, who added that he would be open to doing his own series in the same style, also addressed a scene in At Home With The Fury’s in which a phl boxing fan approaches Tyson and says that he would lose to “AJ” phl
Joshua, right, during his knockout win over Robert Helenius in August (Nick Potts / PA)“Yeah, I’ll need to get him some free tickets,” Joshua joked phl
“I thought Fury handled it really well phl
”Fury has said more than once that he wanted to halt the filming of the series at the time phl
Joshua last fought in August, stopping Robert Helenius, who stepped in for Dillian Whyte phl
Whyte, whom Joshua knocked out in 2015, was pulled from their rematch after failing a drug test, while it was revealed after the new match-up that Helenius had also tested positive for a banned substance before the bout phl
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