Ole has a cheeky swipe at the neighbours
OLE GUNNAR Solskjaer has taunted Manchester City ahead of tonight’s derby by insisting United are still the bigger club.
City have won back-to-back titles and rewritten the Premier League record books.
But despite United having failed to land the title since 2013, Solskjaer took a playful dig at City by saying, “At least we play them every year now”, a reference to City’s turbulent past.
Asked if United still dwarfed City, despite having fallen behind 2 GREAT PULLOUTS
them in the league table in recent seasons, Solskjaer said: “Yeah. “But, with the size of our club, we’re going to have to bridge that gap (to City), and our aim is to go past the teams above us.
“I believe that’s what we have to aim for, that’s what we have to go for and that’s what we have to believe in, because we do have the resources to do it, we do have the people to do it, so why not?
“As long as we’re going in the right direction and we get there, that day when we do is going to be a very good day.” Solskjaer’s jibe about playing City more regularly is bound to wind up fans of the champions, reminding them of the late 90s when they were marooned in the third tier.
But in past seasons it has been City fans enjoying a laugh, with United last winning the Premier League back in 2013 when Sir Alex Ferguson was in charge.
City boss Pep Guardiola responded by claiming every fan thinks their club is the biggest. “For United’s fans, they’ll always be the biggest club,” said Guardiola.
“For the City fans, they’ll always be the biggest club. We love our clubs.
“Each fan loves their club and that’s why they support them. It doesn’t matter if you have a lot of success in the past, it’s what they feel.
“If you’re looking at the trophy cabinet, they are better, no doubts about that. “Numbers are numbers and in that situation they’ve lifted more titles than us. But we’re trying to be there for as long as possible.”