Autoplay Next video from Max length

Pep Guardiola hits back at Gary Neville's 'tactical fouling' claim

4,449 views · Published 4 November 2018 · 1:03 · Indexed 11 October 2026

Channel: Guardian Football · 2018 · Sports

Pep Guardiola has rubbished claims his side are masters of 'tactical fouling' after TV pundit Gary Neville suggested Manchester City players were clever at the sort of innocuous foul that stops the game and prevents opponents breaking quickly.
That suggestion was raised by Manchester United manager José Mourinho last season and was revived by Neville after City beat Tottenham at Wembley on Monday. Guardiola insists the accusations are not true, saying: 'I am not completely agreeing with that ... It has never happened in my career and never will happen in my career.'
Read more: Pep Guardiola cries foul over Gary Neville’s television accusations

Pep Guardiola hits back at Gary Neville's 'tactical fouling' claim

More from this channel