{"id":292424,"date":"2023-10-30T01:40:29","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T01:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=292424"},"modified":"2023-10-30T01:40:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T01:40:29","slug":"pep-guardiola-appears-to-make-dig-at-man-uniteds-hierarchy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/pep-guardiola-appears-to-make-dig-at-man-uniteds-hierarchy\/","title":{"rendered":"Pep Guardiola appears to make dig at Man United&apos;s hierarchy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Pep Guardiola appears to make dig at Manchester United as rival boss claims Manchester City&#8217;s success is because everyone at the club &#8216;is in the same direction&#8217;&#8230; as Red Devils&#8217; struggles continue after 3-0 derby defeat<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pep Guardiola praised Man City&#8217;s hierarchy for their dominance in recent years<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>His comments after the Sunday&#8217;s derby show a glaring contrast with Man United<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow Mail Sport&#8217;s new Man United WhatsApp channel for all the breaking news<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pep Guardiola revealed the secret to Manchester City&#8217;s success is down to him and the club&#8217;s hierarchy all going together in the &#8216;same direction&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard guided City to a dominant 3-0 victory in Sunday&#8217;s Manchester derby at Old Trafford as goals from Erling Haaland and Phil Foden were the difference.<\/p>\n<p>His comments carry significant weight with City continuing to go from strength-to-strength since their Treble-winning heroics last season, while United are looking like a club going in reverse.<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola has been in charge of City since arriving at the Etihad in 2016, bringing tremendous success with him and transforming the club into English football&#8217;s dominant force.<\/p>\n<p>During the same time, Man United have parted company with\u00a0Jose Mourinho\u00a0and\u00a0Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, with pressure similarly now beginning to mount on Erik ten Hag after a difficult start to the season.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/20\/77151691-12686189-image-a-46_1698610640484.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola was full of praise for Man City&#8217;s hierarchy after Sunday&#8217;s Manchester derby win<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/20\/77151689-12686189-image-a-47_1698610643939.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Man United were dominated by City as they were thrashed in a 3-0 defeat by their rivals<\/p>\n<p>A long-running takeover at Old Trafford that originally started almost 12 months ago is continuing to be dragged out, and Guardiola&#8217;s post-match comments show a glaring difference between the two Manchester clubs.<\/p>\n<p>Explaining City&#8217;s structure, Guardiola said:\u00a0&#8216;We are in the same direction, me, the CEO, the sporting directors, the chairman. That is why I think the club is so stable.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>City have identified a winning formula that has guided them to 12 major honours during Guardiola&#8217;s time in charge, with their quest for a first Champions League trophy finally ending last season.<\/p>\n<p>The ownership model chaired by\u00a0Sheikh Mansour is a stark contrast to the state of affairs at Man United where a host of investors hold shares in the club.<\/p>\n<p>American owners the Glazer family control the majority of United, however the 13-time Premier League champions are also on the New York Stock Exchange, while other investors are also involved.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/20\/77151709-12686189-image-a-48_1698610777730.jpg\" height=\"449\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Guardiola admitted City&#8217;s structure has everyone at the club going &#8216;in the same direction&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/29\/20\/77151713-12686189-image-a-49_1698610781522.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>United boss Erik ten Hag is having to manage amidst uncertainty over the club&#8217;s future<\/p>\n<p>Sir Jim Ratcliffe wants to acquire a 25 per cent stake in the club with a view to a staged buyout after seemingly beating Qatari investment who wanted to purchase the entirety of Man United.<\/p>\n<p>Club supporters meanwhile are unhappy with the ongoing saga as United&#8217;s misfortunes continue to mount after another unimpressive weekend showing that leaves them 11-points adrift of league leaders Spurs after just 10 games.<\/p>\n<p>Gary Neville labelled Guardiola&#8217;s comments about City&#8217;s hierarchy as a &#8216;monstrous dig&#8217; aimed at the running of United.<\/p>\n<p>The ex-United and England defender has been a critic of his former club and slammed their performance against City in the derby as &#8216;appalling&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12686189\/Pep-Guardiola-Manchester-United-city-hierarchy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pep Guardiola appears to make dig at Manchester United as rival boss claims Manchester City&#8217;s success is because everyone at<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292423,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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