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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Sachin Nakrani

Pep Guardiola’s criticism of Manchester City fans as risky as it was calculated

I recently got into a show that I should have got into ages ago. It’s called Hot Ones, appears on YouTube and involves a guy called Sean Evans interviewing celebrities while they eat increasingly spicy chicken wings. It’s where the famous Paul Rudd ‘Hey, look at us’ gif originated from and is as excellent as it sounds.

In the most recent episode I saw, Evans interviewed Adam Richman, the former presenter of the equally-excellent Man v. Food, and just before his nostrils were set on fire and unbearable heat swept through his throat and chest, Richman was asked by Evans what he felt the difference was between US and British football from a spectator point of view, having experienced both. “So the Jets-Dolphins is maybe like the Yankees-BoSox [Boston Red Sox], whereas Tottenham-Arsenal is more like Palestine-Israel,” Richman said. “It’s deeply tribal.”

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