The Time Pep Guardiola Left Sir Alex Ferguson Shaking
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Pep Guardiola once left Sir Alex Ferguson visibly shaking on the touchline after his Barcelona side dismantled Manchester United.
It was the 2011 Champions League final and Barca ended up winning the game 3-1, but the scoreline flatters United.
The Catalan giants dominated the game and five minutes before full-time, cameras caught Sir Alex shaking in anger in the dugout.
Pep - Sir Alex pic.twitter.com/O2tYecsffb
- mx (@LeooMessi10i) January 4, 2020
The video has gone viral after Gary Lineker's controversial comments stating Guardiola has had the 'most positive influence' out of anyone in English football.
Fans on Twitter were quick to comment on the clip.
I remember that. Guardiola literally outclassed him tactically. It was all Barcelona in that UCL final
- YNWA (@Hmm72150104) January 4, 2020
It was incredible. Sir Alex has never beaten Pep aswell. Both are up there as the Greatest managers ever nonetheless.
- mx (@LeooMessi10i) January 4, 2020
Sir alex agreed that it was the best ever team he faced in his entire career
- soumik dutta (@soumikd01099298) January 4, 2020
Pedro, Lionel Messi and David Villa all scored as United fell to defeat against Barca for the second time in three years.
Interestingly, Ferguson never managed to defeat Guardiola in his time as United manager.
The Scot even conceded that no other team had dominated his side like the La Liga outfit had.
He told The Guardian: "It's not easy when you've been well beaten like that to think another way. No one has given us a hiding like that. It's a great moment for them.
"They deserve it because they play the right way and enjoy their football."
Perhaps Lineker's comments about the Spaniard's impact on England are true.
I'll say it for him. He's had, arguably, the most positive influence of anyone, ever on our game. :clap::clap: https://t.co/PrjiTG6ZBx
- Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) January 4, 2020
Total respect for Sir Alex's achievements, and, of course, he's the most successful, but that's an entirely different thing. Guardiola has changed the way we play/think about the game. From our obsession with direct play to total football...and they said it couldn't be done. https://t.co/J857HQe5dw
- Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) January 4, 2020
There's no doubt Guardiola's arrival at Manchester City in 2016 has seen an increase in teams playing a brand of attacking football.
But many will argue it's too early to label him most influential considering he's only managed in England for four years.
Which manager do you think has had the biggest impact on English football?
Sound off in the comments below.
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Topics: Gary Lineker, Manchester United, Pep Guardiola, Sir Alex Ferguson, Barcelona
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