Manchester United favourite Patrice Evra has hit back at Man City boss Pep Guardiola by suggesting he only ever won the Champions League because he had Lionel Messi. It is the latest jibe in a war of words between the former United left-back and the City manager which has been brewing for the last couple of weeks.
Evra hammered Guardiola for not wanting 'personalities' in his side following City's collapse in the Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid. His comments drew a brutal response from Guardiola who referenced the personality he had seen at City and suggested Evra had been lacking from such characteristics himself when Barcelona 'destroyed' United in the 2011 Champions League final.
Now the former United defender has hit back once again by suggesting Guardiola is not 'a great person.'
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“I didn’t understand to be honest," Evra told MEN Sport following United legend's loss to Liverpool.
"I am not watching that much in the media, and then a friend sends me Guardiola talking about ‘maybe Patrice Evra wants a job’ and then after ‘we destroyed them with Barcelona’. I was working for Amazon Prime and I just said playing under Guardiola, when you have personality, it must be difficult, when you have ego.
"I am talking about players when they played with him and they always say he has been a problem. What I said was nice, but now if you want to go talk, I will talk. I don’t see any City player who loves him.
"He is a genius, but as a person, I don’t know him personally. I was surprised he even had time to answer to Patrice Evra, I am a retired player, I am doing my job. I was a little surprised. But me, I am always happy, I don’t have any hate in my heart. But when people want to do some banter, I am ready for that.
"By the way, he wins because he had Xavi, Iniesta and [Lionel] Messi. Of course you’re going to win the Champions League. But since he don’t have them, it is a long time ago he won the Champions League.”
