JAMIE CARRAGHER has bit back at Pep Guardiola for his fiery comment about him not winning a Premier League title at Liverpool.
Guardiola defended his Manchester City players on Tuesday after Sky Sports pundits Carragher, Micah Richards and Gary Neville suggested they have been underperforming this season.
Manchester City are currently third in the Premier League trailing one point behind Liverpool and six behind Arsenal.
But the Spanish boss took aim after accusations of complacency since winning the Treble from the Sky Sports pundits.
Guardiola said: “‘Gary Neville knows how difficult it is otherwise he would’ve won four Premier Leagues in the best period of Manchester United.
“Maybe they accuse us of complacency because they felt complacency at United.
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“Maybe they felt it. This team so far, no chance. Jamie Carragher didn’t win one title.
“I don’t have anything to say about the pundits, honestly. It’s not about that complacency. Maybe I’m wrong but I don’t think it’s about complacency.”
But former Liverpool man Carragher hit back to say he would have won a title if his club was in the same position as City.
He tweeted: “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!
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“I was actually praising Pep’s team after the game on Sunday, he added with a laughing face emoji.”
Carragher spent nearly two decades at the Reds and even though he swept up two FA Cups and a Champions League he never got his hands on the Premier League title.
Meanwhile, City have been charged with 115 breaches of financial regulations in February after an investigation opened in 2018 by the Premier League.
A date in autumn 2024 has been agreed for the club, which vehemently denies any wrongdoing, to face an independent panel.
However, it is expected a decision will not be made until the end of next season – the summer of 2025 when Guaridola’s contract runs out.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
