Guardiola: ‘I was shocked by gulf in quality between the sides’

Pep Guardiola shared that he didn’t though before the game that the Sky Blues would establish such dominance against rivals Man. United when he 1^st became City’s head coach in 2016.

The Spaniard agreed to become the boss of the Sky Blues ahead of the 2016/17 Premier League campaign, moving to the U.K. at the same time as Jose Mourinho, who became Manchester United’s boss.

The Special One won 3 trophies in his 1^st campaign – the Super Cup, League Cup, and Europa League – but since then, the Sky Blues dominated in the race with its city rivals to win trophies.

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Guardiola’s 4 trophies with City in the past campaign are as many as the Red Devils have won in 10 years since Sir Alex Ferguson’s departure.

“I know what we have accomplished. I don’t know what the Red Devils have done because I am not here,” Pep shared after his team’s victory in the derby.