"Mourinho told us we did not want to be clowns watching how they raise the title"

Guardiola's big week ends in nightmare

Pep Guardiola is not doing well at all in the way that what was destined to be his big week since he came to the benches in England is developing. In only 7 days the Catalan could classify his team for the semi-finals of the Champions League against Liverpool and lift the Premier League trophy against Manchester United. But two names, two of the most outstanding personalities of European football, have been standing in their way: first, Jurgen Klopp , who endorsed him 3-0 on Wednesday in Anfield; in second Jose Mourinho , who traced the derby in the Etihad to impose on a demonstration of pride that will remain for the history of the red devils .

"We did not need Mou to tell us much at halftime because we knew we had played badly, he just told us that we did not want to be clowns who watch as they lift the title, " explained Chris Smalling at the end of the match. "During the first part we felt sorry for ourselves, that's why we wanted to go out and play with pride and I think we deserved the final result."

"My goal was to get points"

Pride. This is how they created a comeback in the second half that delays the alirón of the City and that takes away the possibility of being the most precocious champion in the history of the English league. However, Mourinho said after the game that neither he nor his players were playing for that: "My goal here was to get points, do not ruin celebrations The thing is if we can improve enough to catch them next season.. I congratulate the City for the title because they are going to win it and deservedly, they did not give us any opportunity to others ".

A truce between both technicians, despite the final tension of the game, which ended with a sports greeting at the end of the meeting and was extended to post-match microphones, where Pep said he had "no complaints" about the result given the the size of the rival in front of them. Of course, Guardiola did not like to question the game of his team. " You think we played badly? It would be good if you tried to understand that we made good football, you would have to analyze the way we played and the way they did it, not just look at the scoreboard and make a judgment based on it." responded mordaz to one of the journalists. "The calendar is like that, that's why the competition is so tough, we will try to get together again on Tuesday, we are professionals."