Arsenal & Liverpool amongst my BIGGEST EVER title rivals | Pep Guardiola EMBARGO

Who is your biggest rival The team challenging you for the title This season No any season Which team is challenging you for the title or the team you share a city with Because United hasn't challenged you for the title in years No it was a year with Ole that was close but of course it has been Liverpool When I finished my shift here Liverpool became my rival Our rival We have been given the highest challenge and it has helped us create a better team in all departments It has challenged us in a way that no team has ever done before During my time here of course Arsenal is back and Newcastle has arrived Chelsea is in the process of restructuring a few things They need time but they will do it in the next time or years We will be in the NHL with the manager we have the investment he has made and the other team So as always look at Spurs now how well they play one game a week They have to stay fresh all season They are out of the Copa del Rey so Spurs will be there of course Definitely because of the quality they have They have always had the quality and now with the manager they have So yes all these teams are there but I told him that before So there are still few games you know And the important thing is that you have to try Yes and it's not about this season but I mean the reason why The past was Liverpool Yes the reason I'm asking is obviously for many years Sir Alex Ferguson would say the city and our rivals we share the same city but they never challenged us Yes he was fine Is that it or is it more about the challenge than the fact that we share the same city No Sir Alex was fine you know No the city weren't challenging it you know No were in the middle in the background but later as I've said many times Without Sheikh Mansour's presence from Khaldun to take and make an investment you know Like in the time of the Union they were the richest and the Arsenal was the richest that's why were there so And after that at that moment Sir Alex Ferguson couldn't wait you know But not me when I was in Barcelona it happened But now we are reality we want to stay as long as possible Maybe it's uncomfortable because weren't in the elite And now we are in the elite perhaps it's uncomfortable for many reasons but were there we are there and we want to be there in the future Just one more question if I may You must be very proud to have gone to a city that shares the biggest club in England You have turned the tables I must be very satisfied with that Absolutely And the biggest thing is the fact that it wasn't a year in which you did something good This can happen The most beautiful thing is how many years Even now you go That makes me even happier Be as happy as a manager go to Swissland again Jumbo is an artificial field and perform as you are going to perform I can say no against Real Madrid Barcelona or Bayern Munich or for example Arsenal Chelsea The teams Milan Inter Juve the big teams go there and even after traveling perform as we did In terms of solidarity without the ball in terms of the opposition party being truly excellent and good And the artificial field is so difficult how do we handle it Then that's obvious the city against Jumbo is not easy I assure you It's not easy to do what we have done And in the future in the past there are a thousand examples in the future there will be even more examples of that That's difficult And winning the Treble because obviously that was the only thing United had which no other club in England had And now you've imitated it again that must have been it Yes of course and having the four domestic titles We won all four domestic competitions except the Champions League we won all of them And after that were able to go back and we had the opportunity to win the Treble We were close because the previous season We were 0-1 in the 88th minute and the previous year we won the Champions League Final against Chelsea And now we are one game away from qualifying for the next season I said no the game like yes it's okay I understand but you have to do it And do what you've done We were 0-1 and we have time against Red Star here Then that means Well let's try again It means they are going to win And I assure you we have known each other here for eight years And I tell you that's going to happen I don't know But when I see the way we have presented ourselves in all the matches and still Many things that are not in the at the highest points still makes me feel well come on let's try again Hello Pat The derby will be the first in Manchester since the deaths of Francis Lee and Sauby Charlton So for many people in Manchester e first heroes in football those who still speak brilliantly could you tell us a bit more About your first football hero and the impact they had on you The impact Yes your first football hero Francis Lee No your personal football hero I don't understand Who is your hero My hero was Platini when I was a little boy Michel Platini And later he became president of UEFA and I have a good relationship with him Yes and the good thing is that it was my area and it didn't disappoint me That's the problem When you have a hero and then you meet them Oh my God I didn't expect it No Michel was the same person I was And then of course other players And just on the current city team Speak slowly please Speak slowly In the current city team you have Rico Lewis who has come and has had many minutes helped by the fact that He plays in a number of positions on the team How important is it that you have the players who come through the system Are they very well suited for modern football That helps us avoid having a larger team a longer team You have to be you know Because one two three or four players like Bernardo like Phil can play in three or four different positions That helps use them Only in case we need it But if Rico can happen it's because he's so smart Then Then they gave him the man of the match I don't care about that but it means how well they play But in Leipzig he deserves to be the man of the match too Then in the central position It is really really really good in the shortest spaces And we have discovered that in the artificial field we need short steps because the ball overflow is so dangerous so fast sometimes so slow sometimes And we need this type of players They can keep the ball in the shortest steps That's why that's why Rodrigo with Rico helped us do you know To create this type of game Hello Pep Then Bobby Charlton represented greatness a great Manchester United Many of the United fans They worry that those days are gone Do you expect Manchester United to dominate English football again in the future Maybe not in the way not in the way that foreigners are in control of that because I think at that time there were two or three teams Now there are more with a bunch of incredible managers And maybe not in that one in that way but if they make good decisions as I have said many times The hierarchy with the sports director with the manager with the players all on the same page come on Manchester United still when something happens It's all about the lights all day so it's not the reputation it has and the prestige it has it 's always been easy it will always be it's just a click Click for the right decision When it happens it will happen we will be there Eric Tan and Hayek made great strides with Manchester United Last season it didn't continue not until now are you surprised Nine games nine games it takes time Can United win four five six games in a row Yes if you do that we'll be on top so we 'll be there So take your time it's so close so let the manager do the work that he and I allowed me to do in my first season When we don't win and then analyze what happened we have 10 11 players with more than three years and we say well We have to bring quality energy and we do it in the best possible way as in the best possible way united all teams It's not necessary to say it they support me so it's the same so let's give the managers time and they will do it One last question In the word please Manchester United was the biggest club here for many years what are the key factors that caused this change and why is the city the larges Now that you think about it Palestre doesn't say that What The Manchester players don't say that But when was the turning point that you think you took So I don't know I don't know in terms of United because I'm not there I know what we have done and not just the results The way we play is there it's there Have you discovered now how to start winning the next six First Divisions five Imagine from now on six First Divisions a team five that' s what we have done So it is A cover for the organization the club what can I say But we want to start doing it again and again being there I want to fall because I know that by falling You could be out for the Champions League season and we could disappear So what we've done is so difficult and keeping it is even more difficult but you can go there in a moment when you believe in something like you are not or you believe in something well or stop remembering what do you know we are in a glass of wine with our people who remember what we have done it's so good but the mome What we have to do is the next step and what we have done is what we have done it's clear Did you understand I don't know because I'm not there And I don't know the decision I have made Thanks guys Thanks