Liverpool winger Mo Salah has questioned whether Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola truly prefers winning the Premier League to the Champions League.
Speaking in an interview with CNN, the Egyptian international said that he thinks deep down the City boss would favour a continental trophy ahead of a domestic title:
“Honestly, I didn’t know that he (Guardiola) said that, but I think if you give him a choice to choose which one, he would choose the Champions League. That’s my opinion. I’m not talking about him, but my opinion.”
“It’s the biggest competition in football, so everyone wants to win it. Every coach, every player wants to win it, dreams of winning it. So, of course, the Premier League also is something big, but still, the Champions League is the biggest competition.”
City supporters on Twitter believe Salah only said he cares more for the Champions League due to Liverpool’s failure to win the Premier League last season:
They talk about us non stop. We live in their dreams. Obsessed club.
— Guardiolista (@City_Agenda) August 14, 2019
He says that because he won it ?
— Popcornnnnm9?? (@popcornnnnm9) August 14, 2019
Still pep destroys him ?
— Basanta Acharya (@basan_98) August 14, 2019
The same man that prioritised the Premier League over that very competition last year ? pic.twitter.com/d6qWEFrhTm
— Adam Osborne (@Adam_Ozzy98) August 14, 2019
Ofc PL is harder to win, CL is a 2 month tourney where you dont even have to face all the teams participating in a tourney.
PL is whole different beast— DING DONG (@bis2_m) August 14, 2019
But is true
Epl is harder to win the UCL just that UCL is the biggest of all with few games
— ManCity Blood ☆ ??? (@Leroy_Sane_19) August 14, 2019
The champions league now is much easier to win than a few years ago, of course the prem is harder but he wouldn’t say that would he
— Khaled Harb (@KhaledShadyHar2) August 14, 2019
If thats the case then why haven’t they won the league in 26 years
— Özil’s Left foot (@Wengerballed) August 14, 2019
Premier league is in another level .
— Basanta Acharya (@basan_98) August 14, 2019
Salah knows that winning the league is more difficult than winning UCL. how do you explain what happened last season to Liverpool. 97 points and still you came second best.
— Mow (@Momaverick83) August 14, 2019
There are arguments to be made both ways over which is harder to win. A 38 game season with many twists and turns show how consistently good a team is, and City have certainly proven that over the past two seasons.
In Europe, luck does play a role in the knockout rounds but you also have to face some of the toughest teams in the world. Really fans should be happy to win either trophy.
