Guardiola says he has ‘ridiculous’ idea on how to beat Manchester United on Saturday

Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola claims to have a “ridiculous” plan for defeating rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday.

With four points more than their former opponents in fourth place, City enters the game in second place in the Premier League.

Since taking over for Manuel Pellegrini in 2016, Guardiola has won nine of the team’s last 17 encounters with United while losing six.

In each of his six seasons as City’s manager, the Spaniard has finished ahead of the Red Devils.

The fourth United manager he has faced over that period is Erik ten Hag.

All of them have been defeated by Guardiola, most recently the Dutchman in an impressive 6-3 win at Etihad Stadium in October.

However, since then, United has only lost seven points in 10 Premier League contests, and their current winning streak of four games is their best since March 2021.

It implies that Guardiola will exercise caution when selecting the City lineup to face Southampton in the EFL Cup on Wednesday.

However, since then, United has only lost seven points in 10 Premier League contests, and their current winning streak of four games is their best since March 2021.

It implies that Guardiola will exercise caution when selecting the City lineup to face Southampton in the EFL Cup on Wednesday.

“I would like to arrive against United with the average of minutes in the legs of the players quite similar because I have a few ideas, thoughts, ridiculous ones against United,” he said.

Guardiola did not go into detail about his plans for the match against United on Saturday, but he did observe that his players were exhausted in practice following last week’s Premier League victory against Chelsea.

“I don’t have a clear line-up against United,” he said. “I didn’t watch their last games. I have to see the way they play at home and if they change something.”