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29th September 2017
09:56am BST

During an interview with Gary Lineker for the BBC, Guardiola was asked whether he believed that the English national team were underperforming due to their more direct style of play and it was then that he seized the opportunity to deliver a subtle dig in the Red Devils' direction.
"I don’t think so," Guardiola said. "You see for example you see the national team, Dier, Dele Alli, Marcus Rashford, John Stones, Kyle Walker, Henderson, Lallana - these are players who have the quality to play.
"I see Chelsea, I see Tottenham, they want to play, they like to play, and build up, so when United play long balls, second balls they play to Fellaini and Pogba after they have the quality to play."After seemingly suggesting that United resort to long ball tactics too frequently for his personal liking, the Spaniard insisted: "I have a lot of respect for my neighbours." But United fans were not happy with Guardiola's assessment of the style of play employed by Jose Mourinho. https://twitter.com/BEEandN/status/913511166562979840 https://twitter.com/Carrick4united/status/913525948842172416 https://twitter.com/FutbolMkhi/status/913658513385168896 https://twitter.com/thekamrankarim/status/913512632186961920
https://twitter.com/HBRed99/status/913512155907084289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.manchestereveningnews.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ffootball-news%2Fman-utd-news-fixtures-mourinho-13691184Haha even Guardiola can’t keep United out of his mouth. Obsessed
— ???? (@DriksMUFC) September 28, 2017
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