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Topics: Joe Hart, Pep Guardiola, Manchester City, Football
Marcus Chan
Joe Hart has aimed a dig at Pep Guardiola live on TNT Sports ahead of Manchester City's match against Nottingham Forest.
On Saturday afternoon, City are back in Premier League action as they take on Forest at the City Ground.
With Arsenal playing later on in the day, Guardiola's men have the chance to climb to the summit of the Premier League table with a win.
Ahead of the match, former City goalkeeper Hart was asked if he would prefer Guardiola or Sean Dyche as his manager.
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Jokingly, the former England No.1 said: "Well, at least I got a game with Sean (Dyche), a couple! No, on a serious note, Sean, exactly how he came across, very honest, very direct, and he asks a lot of his players. He wants to adapt, get better and win. That's the similarity between the two.
"Obviously if you look at Pep Guardiola, you can easily say that we didn't get on but we could still have a conversation, but seeing him here today I wish him all the luck in the world."
When Guardiola first arrived at the Etihad Stadium, Hart had been a mainstay in the City starting XI.
However, the former Barcelona boss opted to start with Willy Caballero over Hart in his first league match.
Guardiola then brought in Claudio Bravo, which signalled the end of Hart's City career, and he later joined Italian side Torino on loan that year.
Speaking previously about his relationship with Guardiola, Hart said on That Peter Crouch Podcast: "You flip between the two. I don’t know about your personalities, but I flip between two all the time.
"I’ve got someone who understands and who has been in the game, but there’s also the maniac in me. Like, of course, I wanted to rip his head off and he knows that and we know that and everyone at home knew that."
He added: "Everyone knew that I was frustrated and I was hurt and I was angry. But, you know, life goes on.
"I look around and everyone would have a similar situation to what I’d been in and then as soon as I realised that it was done, football doesn’t stop there. My world doesn’t end there. That’s why I love Manchester City and I will forever love them. They’re my club, they took me from 19 to 29. I’m not going to let one bad situation mar that."