Sunday, 7 November 2021
Ahead of the Manchester Derby, Pep Guardiola Is Wary of Ronaldo
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DBasia.news – Manchester City coach, Pep Guardiola, admitted that he would analyze Manchester United’s style of play ahead of the meeting of the two teams in the 11th week of the Premier League 2021-2022, at Old Trafford Stadium, Saturday (6/11). One of the players that Guardiola is wary of is Cristiano Ronaldo.
Pep Guardiola certainly wants Manchester City to bring home the three points from Manchester United headquarters. Currently, the distance between The Citizens and Chelsea, who are at the top of the standings, has reached five points.
However, beating Man United will certainly not be easy. Moreover, the spearhead of the Red Devils, Cristiano Ronaldo, shows an uphill graph. Since returning at the start of this season, Ronaldo has scored nine goals in 12 games.
“I can’t watch Manchester United’s match against Atalanta. I will analyze and see what they are like. So I know how good they are,” Guardiola said as reported by the Mirror.
“We saw the greatness of Manchester United last season. Man United has one of the best players in history. He is a man who can be a goal machine,” he added.
Not only Guardiola who praised Ronaldo, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer also said the same thing. For him, Ronaldo’s sharpness has not run out.
“Ronaldo was incredible. If there’s anyone you want to get the ball at the last minute, it’s him,” said Solskjaer.
“Ronaldo is the best goalscorer alive. It’s difficult for me to say that because he just passed my goalscoring record. Now, he has one more goal than me at Manchester United. That’s good,” explained the former Molde coach.
In the duel later, Manchester United cannot play Raphael Varane and Paul Pogba. From the visitors, Man City without Ferran Torres and Aymeric Laporte.
