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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Will Unwin

Pep Guardiola laughs off United coup and hits back at Aleksander Ceferin

The Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, reacts to a decision during the FA Cup match against Huddersfield
Pep Guardiola said Aleksander Ceferin should ‘understand we have the right to defend ourselves’ in regards to the European ban. Photograph: David Blunsden/Action Plus/Shutterstock

Pep Guardiola has said ­Manchester United are deluded if they believe that taking Omar Berrada from ­Manchester City to be their chief executive will solve their problems at a stroke.

Berrada has been placed on gardening leave after agreeing to leave his post as chief football operations officer at City Football Group and join United. The move has been regarded as a coup for United but Guardiola pointed out that it would not suddenly shift the ­balance of power in Manchester.

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