Pep Guardiola would like to manage Manchester United in the future, a new book about the Bayern Munich coach has revealed.
Pep Confidential, written by Spanish journalist and Guardiola’s close friend Marti Perarnau, notes how the manager wanted to take the helm at United back in 2011, but he was still under contract with Barcelona. When former manager Alex Ferguson retired from his post with the club, Guardiola had already made a commitment to Bayern, with David Moyes instead taking over at Old Trafford.
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The book reveals: “The day after beating Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final, Guardiola and Estiarte travelled to Manchester to watch their next opponent in action.
“It was May 4, 2011, and the pair sat together in the stands of Old Trafford watching Sir Alex Ferguson’s team beat Schalke 4-1… Pep had turned to his friend and said: ‘I like this atmosphere. I could see myself coaching here one day.’
“Guardiola has always felt a deep admiration, almost veneration, for the legendary teams and players of Europe.”
David Moyes received a huge amount of criticism from fans of the club during his tenure, though current manager Louis van Gaal hasn’t fared any better with the once-illustrious side. Though they are currently in the middle of a positive change in form, they’re still a shadow of what they were under the guidance of Ferguson, and United fans will surely be wondering about whether or not their club’s fortunes would be different if they were operating under the watchful gaze of Guardiola.
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