Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has hit back at Zlatan Ibrahimovic after the AC Milan striker claimed Pep’s “ego” may be too big to allow Erling Haaland to thrive at the club. Ibrahimovic had previously criticized Guardiola i a book, claiming he abused him at Barcelona and was leaving a room every time the player entered
He criticized him again this week when asked about Haaland. “Is Guardiola able to develop Haaland?” Ibrahimovic said. “It depends on Guardiola’s ego, if he allows himself to be bigger than Haaland or not. He didn’t allow me or others to be that big
When asked about Ibrahimovic’s comments, Guardiola gave a sarcastic response while addressing the player. He replied, “You’re right, you’re absolutely right.” “At this club, in this team, I am superior to anyone else, for every player
He quipped, “I don’t like Erling scoring three goals and all the lights are on on him. I’m very jealous. Honestly, I’m very jealous. I told him you score: ‘Erling, please, no more goals, otherwise The Sun and the Daily Mail won’t talk about me,’ And just about me. You’re right, you know me just fine. Maybe I could write another book
