{"id":291657,"date":"2023-09-18T21:35:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T21:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/?p=291657"},"modified":"2023-09-18T21:35:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T21:35:20","slug":"pep-guardiola-laughs-when-asked-about-man-uniteds-start-to-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/soccer\/pep-guardiola-laughs-when-asked-about-man-uniteds-start-to-the-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Pep Guardiola LAUGHS when asked about Man United&apos;s start to the season"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Pep Guardiola LAUGHS when asked about Man United&#8217;s start to the season &#8211; before City boss backs Red Devils to find their rhythm &#8216;sooner or later&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pep Guardiola laughed when asked about Man United&#8217;s start to the season\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Red Devils sit 13th in the Premier League table after three defeats from five\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pep Guardiola laughed when asked about Manchester United&#8217;s start to the 2023-24 campaign during a recent press conference.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils have endured a torrid start to the new season and have lost three out of their opening five matches &#8211; after falling to defeat against Spurs, Arsenal and Brighton.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And, ahead of their Champions League opener against\u00a0FK Crvena Zvezda on Tuesday, rival boss Guardiola was asked about the Red Devils&#8217; early form.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When discussing his team&#8217;s chances at retaining their league title, the Spaniard said: &#8216;You know how strong are Arsenal, yesterday at Goodison Park they are exceptional. Liverpool again, the mentality will continue there.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One of the reporters present then interrupts to put forward the name of City&#8217;s rivals, to which Guardiola offers a chuckle in response.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/21\/75570889-12532821-image-m-7_1695068683622.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/21\/75570883-12532821-image-a-8_1695068688384.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Man City boss Pep Guardiola laughed when asked about Man United&#8217;s start to the season<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/21\/75570845-12532821-image-a-3_1695068595919.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils have suffered defeat in three of their opening five Premier League matches<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>The City boss then says: &#8216;Well they didn&#8217;t start like they expected, like Chelsea. But always, they are Man United, and Chelsea sooner or later they will take the rhythm.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But it is important for us, after winning the treble, [winning] five from five is really, really good.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>United&#8217;s recent 3-1 defeat at home to Brighton has sparked suggestions that the club are in disarray, amid the off-field issues surrounding Antony and Jadon Sancho.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Red Devils fans will be hoping their side can turn their fortunes around when they take on German champions Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>However, club legend Rio Ferdinand recently warned that former Tottenham striker Harry Kane will have &#8216;the bit between his teeth&#8217; against United.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I can&#8217;t wait. Look at the clubs. Two clubs with huge history,&#8217; Ferdinand said to TNT Sports.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The backdrop of Harry Kane being there as well, the England captain, someone who a lot of Man Utd fans would have wanted to come and wear the United shirt.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He&#8217;s a phenomenal player, his record speaks for itself. Champions League football, he&#8217;s been there, he&#8217;s produced before, he&#8217;s been to a final [in 2019] but never won it. He hasn&#8217;t got his hands on any silverware, so the bit will be between his teeth.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/18\/21\/75553759-12532821-It_comes_after_the_side_have_endured_an_underwhelming_start_to_t-a-2_1695068567285.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>An underwhelming defeat to Brighton has left a sour taste ahead of their clash with Bayern Munich on Wednesday night\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>City, meanwhile, will be kick-starting their European journey against\u00a0FK Crvena Zvezda as they look to defend the title they won for the first time in May.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last year&#8217;s Premier League runners-up, Arsenal, will host Dutch outfit PSV while Newcastle will take on AC Milan in their return to the Champions League.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool, who Guardiola mentioned in his press conference, will make their return to the Europa League this week, with West Ham and Brighton accompanying them.<\/p>\n<p>Unai Emery&#8217;s Aston Villa will participate in the Europa Conference League for the first time in their history on Thursday when they take on\u00a0Legia Warszawa.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/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-12532821\/Pep-Guardiola-LAUGHS-asked-Man-Uniteds-start-season-City-boss-backs-Red-Devils-rhythm-sooner-later.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pep Guardiola LAUGHS when asked about Man United&#8217;s start to the season &#8211; 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