Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has taken a dig at pundits and former players Micah Richards and Jamie Carragher following his side’s third successive Premier League draw.Gary Neville was also among the pundits to accuse City of being too complacent after the final whistle, while Richards insisted there was something ‘just not right’ at his former club. “Carragher didn’t win it once!” 😱“Nobody won 4 titles in a row!” 🔥Pep Guardiola hits out at Carragher, Neville, and Richards in his latest press conference. pic.twitter.com/Lmag6JcUZr— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) December 6, 2023 Guardiola issued a harsh response while addressing their comments ahead of the Aston Villa tie, which also saw the Spaniard take aim at fellow pundit Carragher.”I know here, when we don’t win, there’s ‘complacency’ and you don’t have character,” said Guardiola. “Then when you win, it’s because we still have hunger. Maybe I’m wrong, but I don’t think it’s about complacency.”I know the players. How we behave is extraordinary. I have a feeling that if we maintain that level, we’ll win the Premier League again. He knows how difficult it is, otherwise Gary Neville would have won four Premier Leagues in the best period of Manchester United. But he didn’t do it, you know?##NAJAVA_MECA_7722635##”Jamie Carragher didn’t win one [Premier League] once. Micah Richards didn’t win four Premier Leagues in a row. Never, ever. It’s never happened. I see my team, how they fight, how they press, how they continue until the end and how upset they are after we concede. So I don’t have that feeling.”Maybe I’m wrong and they’re seeing everything that I’m not able to see. But I don’t have that feeling. My feeling is that it’s so difficult to maintain the level of Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea. If we’re able to do it, then we will. This is the target, to maintain the level we are playing at.”I think I’d have probably won one if Liverpool were owned by a nation state, and pushed the rules so far that the PL charged us 115 times!!I was actually praising Pep’s team after the game on Sunday 🤷♂️😂 https://t.co/EIW3B1AJve— Jamie Carragher (@Carra23) December 5, 2023 Upon the release of Guardiola’s response to critics, Carragher defended his record at Liverpool while also making a dig at City’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) charges. “I think I’d have probably won one if Liverpool were owned by a nation-state, and pushed the rules so far that the Premier League charged us 115 times,” he wrote on X.”I was actually praising Pep’s team after the game on Sunday.”ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 15TuesdayWolverhampton – Burnley 1-0 (1-0)/Hwang 42/Luton – Arsenal 3-4 (1-2)/Osho 25, Adebayo 50, Barkley 57 – Martinelli 20, Jesus 45, Havertz 60, Rice 90+7/Wednesday22:30: (1.95) Brighton (3.50) Brentford (3.90)22:30: (2.05) Fulham (3.50) Nott.Forest (4.00)22:30: (12.0) Sheffield Utd (7.25) Liverpool (1.20)22:30: (2.30) Crystal Palace (3.35) Bournemouth (3.15)23:15: (4.40) Aston Villa (3.70) Man.City (1.80)23:15: (2.95) Man.Utd. (3.50) Chelsea (2.50)Thursday22:30: (3.15) Everton (3.45) Newcastle (2.40)23:15: (1.80) Tottenham (3.90) West Ham (4.70)***odds are subject to change***
