MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - Pep Guardiola has slammed suggestions from Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer that Manchester City are guilty of "tactical" fouling in an attempt to stop rivals from counter-attacking. "That's the reason why, of course," said Guardiola when asked if he was concerned Solskjaer's comments might be intended to influence the referee. "So when a player wants to attack, we have to be honest and, of course, there is contact, there are fouls. - 'Ask him again' -In terms of fouls, United have committed 201, considerably more than City's 172, and Guardiola's outraged reaction appeared to support such a reading of the situation. Guardiola, however, is wary of the threat posed by United to City's Premier League title ambitions.

Source: Bangkok Post April 23, 2019 21:45 UTC