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Lisbon, 5 November (Hindustan Reporter). Sporting Lisbon coach Ruben Amorim, who will take charge of Manchester United next week, on Monday described Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola as the best coach in the world.
The Portuguese title holders face Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday in what will be Amorim's final match in charge of Sporting.
“Manchester City has the best team in the world and the best coach in the world,” Amorim told Sport TV on Monday.
Manchester City beat Sporting 5-0 on aggregate in the last 16 of the competition in 2022 and Amorim said that despite improving as a coach since then, there is still a gap between him and Guardiola.
“I think I'm a better coach now, unfortunately I think Pep Guardiola has also become a better coach, so the gap remains,” Amorim said. Pep Guardiola was an inspiration to many of us coaches as well as others.”
City have won the Premier League four consecutive seasons, a record 20 times English champions Manchester United last won it in 2013, when managerial great Alex Ferguson was at the helm. Guardiola won the Champions League with City in 2023 and led rivals United to six league wins.
Manchester United paid Sporting 11 million euros ($12 million) to secure “one of the most exciting and highly rated youth coaches in European football.”