Pep Guardiola has responded following Jose Mourinho's barbed comments that he won three Premier League titles “in a fair and clean way”.
Manchester City boss Guardiola has been compared to the former Chelsea and Manchester United manager after raising six fingers at Liverpool supporters following his side's recent 2-0 defeat to the Reds, indicating the number of Premier League trophies he has won to date.
Mourinho – who won three league titles at Stamford Bridge – also raised three fingers to opposition fans during a disappointing league campaign at Old Trafford, before being sacked in December 2018 after a defeat to Liverpool.
“Guardiola said something about me… he won six trophies and I won three, but I won fair and clean,” the Turkish media outlet said. Hurriyat Fenerbahçe boss Mourinho said on Friday ahead of his side's clash against Besiktas.
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Man City manager Pep Guardiola on Sunday reminded Liverpool fans how many Premier League titles he has won. But was it as good as when Jose Mourinho lost his cool after Man Utd's 3-0 defeat to Tottenham in 2018?
“If I lost, I want to congratulate my opponent because he was better than me. I don't want to win by handling 150 trials.”
Mourinho was referring to the 115 charges made against City for alleged breaches of Premier League financial rules between 2009 and 2018, which the club has always denied.
On Friday afternoon, Guardiola was asked about Mourinho's comments.
“It was a joke. It was a joke,” said the Spaniard.
“He's another one in a huge list who wants the team to be in… I don't know, League One or Conference.
“I would say the same thing to José: we are innocent until proven guilty and, after that, we will see what happens. That's what it is. It was completely a joke.
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Guardiola insisted Arne Slot's 'Mo Salah' comment about Man City was a joke and nothing more. He also hopes his comparison to Mourinho's 'three titles' talk does not end the same way as it did for the former Man Utd boss.
“With our teams, him with Chelsea, me with Man City, we can sit at the table with Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger, for the many, many titles we have won.
“I'm pretty sure sooner or later he'll congratulate us.”
He added: “If I have offended him, I am SO Sorry. But it was a joke. The fact is he has three, I have six. This is a fact, but the intention was completely good.
“This is another one on the huge list in this country and around the world that wants us to be at the bottom.
“As I've said many times, wait for the sentence. Everyone – especially in a democracy – is innocent until proven guilty, right?”
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