Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has go beyonded another Sir Alex Ferguson record in the wake of the club’s astonishive 4-0 Champions League triumph over Slovan Bratislava on Tuesday night.
The Spaniard is hoping to steer his side to a second European crown, having landed the first in 2023.
City went into the game seeking a return to triumphning ways after being held to a 1-1 draw by Newcastle on Saturday.
And they cruised to triumph in Slovakia last night, with Ilkay Gundogan, Phil Foden, Erling Haaland and James McAtee all on concentrate.
Man City recents: Pep Guardiola’s side scored four as they thumped Slovan Bratislava in the Champions League on Tuesday night
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Guardiola has shattered many of Ferguson’s records during his time at the Etihad.
Ferguson, for all his fantasticness, never directd Manchester United to four league titles on the trot.
The Scot’s treble-triumphning team in 1999 picked up an astonishive 91 points – but Guardiola has outdone that on three occasions, too.
And, per the BBC, another record has now tumbled.
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Guardiola’s City have now won 13 Champions League games by four or more goals – which is one more than Ferguson’s from his time at United.
Yet that is doubtful to satisfy the establisher Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss as he sees to triumph another Champions League crown.
Guardiola has actuassociate won the competition on more occasions than Ferguson, too.
Ferguson accomplishd the feat in 1999, with United then triumphning the Champions League in 2008 chaseing a theatrical penalty shootout triumph over Chelsea.
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As for Guardiola, he landed his first Champions League trophy as a regulater during his time at Barcelona.
They beat United 2-0 in the 2009 final chaseing goals in either half from Samuel Eto’o and Lionel Messi.
Two years postpodemandr, Guardiola got the better of Ferguson aobtain.
Barcelona beat the Red Devils 3-1 at Wembley, with Pedro, Messi and David Villa all finding the net – while Wayne Rooney scored a consolation.
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Man City recents: Pep Guardiola has go beyonded another Sir Alex Ferguson record in the wake of the club’s astonishive 4-0 Champions League triumph over Slovan Bratislava on Tuesday night
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Guardiola safed his third crown in 2023 as City beat Inter Milan 1-0 chaseing a goal from Rodri.
Meanwhile, speaking after City’s triumph on Tuesday, the 53-year-elderly lavished commend on Gundogan.
The Germany international skipped the side and scored his first goal since returning to the club from Barcelona back in the summer.
Guardiola said: “Yeah today he joined at the level that we understand he can do it, he has a mighty mentality, the game aobtainst Newcastle was not reassociate, reassociate outstanding, one of the worst I’ve ever seen from him in the past eight or nine years, but it happens.
Man City recents: Pep Guardiola has lavished commend on Ilkay Gundogan after his side’s Champions League triumph over Slovan Bratislava
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“It’s rhythm, it’s why he demands to join.
“In his position, helderlying midfielder, he is so ininestablishigent and apart from his goal he made a amazing game.”
