Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was mocked for mentioning Roma as an example of a club that ‘spent a lot and isn’t in the Champions League,’ but it seems as if he wasn’t criticising Jose Mourinho.
The statement in a press conference caused quite a lot of controversy both in Italy and England, with Guardiola seeming to suggest Roma’s expenditure on the transfer market was in any way comparable to that of City.
Guardiola compares Manchester City spending to Mourinho’s Roma
However, Roma have analysed the footage carefully from that interview and are now confident Guardiola was misunderstood.
He had said “that’s normal” rather than “AS Roma” and was therefore not referring to the Giallorossi, who are in the Europa Conference League Final against Feyenoord.
Non capisco perché nominare la Roma e non il PSG 😏 #Mourinho #Guardiola pic.twitter.com/2KmR4pCYJB
— JAX (@IlJoker17) May 7, 2022
