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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Simon Mullock

Pep Guardiola mocks Premier League with jibe about Steven Gerrard's Liverpool slip

Pep Guardiola has mocked the Premier League for failing to charge Manchester City for the Steven Gerrard slip that cost Liverpool the title.

The City boss believes that the 115 allegations of financial misconduct levelled against the reigning champions during the week are being driven by clubs who are jealous of their success. Guardiola feels Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham are envious of a club that has won six titles in a decade - but insists that some of the Premier League’s greatest moments will always belong to City.

And in a barbed dig at the Merseyside club, who have finished second three times to the Blues, he referenced the Gerrard slip against Chelsea in 2014 that famously helped Manuel Pellegrini’s City side finish top of the table. Guardiola said: “Some moments belong to us - they absolutely belong to us regardless of the sentence.

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