Man City boss Guardiola says he has 'ridiculous idea' of how he can guide side to derby triumph against Ten Hag's troops | The Sun
PEP GUARDIOLA says he has a "ridiculous" idea on how he can beat Erik ten Hag in Saturday's Manchester Derby.
Title-chasing Manchester City will make the short trip to Old Trafford in desperate need of three points.
Guardiola's men sit five points behind league leaders Arsenal, who take on Tottenham on Sunday.
The last time City met Manchester United, they ran out 6-3 winners at the Etihad, with Phil Foden and Erling Haaland netting hat-tricks.
But since then, United have been hard to beat, and they've won eight consecutive competitive games under Ten Hag heading into Saturday's clash.
And for that reason, Guardiola has a "ridiculous" idea that he plans to use to beat United.
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He said: "I would like to arrive against United with the average of minutes in the legs of the players quite similar because I have a few ideas, thoughts, ridiculous ones against United."
Guardiola coming up with "ridiculous" ideas that end up paying off come as no surprise these days.
The Spaniard effectively used a false-nine system at Barcelona, with Lionel Messi being his focal point.
He deployed such tactics last season when his City team were without a recognised striker, but that didn't stop them from winning the league.