{"id":295604,"date":"2023-10-28T04:13:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T04:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=295604"},"modified":"2023-10-28T04:13:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T04:13:12","slug":"man-uniteds-pellistri-claims-he-never-sees-city-shirts-in-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/man-uniteds-pellistri-claims-he-never-sees-city-shirts-in-manchester\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United&apos;s Pellistri claims he NEVER sees City shirts in Manchester"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Man United starlet Facundo Pellistri makes dig ahead of derby, revealing him and his girlfriend NEVER find Man City shirts around Manchester when they look &#8211; before Pep Guardiola laughs off jibe<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The winger was keen to stress that the city remains &#8216;red&#8217; despite recent success\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Guardiola brushed off the claim and poked fun at City&#8217;s kit sponsor Puma\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow Mail Sport&#8217;s new Man United WhatsApp channel for all the breaking news\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Facundo Pellistri has claimed that he and his girlfriend Cami Garcia &#8216;never&#8217; see Manchester City shirts or flags in the city centre in a new interview.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Manchester United\u00a0starlet threw down the gauntlet for fans of his crosstown rivals ahead of the anticipated clash between the two sides on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old was keen to stoke tensions between the two clubs and assert the long-held dominance of Erik ten Hag&#8217;s side.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>United has taken the lion&#8217;s share of silverware flowing into the city, most recently during the decorated reign of Sir Alex Ferguson, but the &#8216;noisy neighbours&#8217; have received much of the glory over the past decade, following their Abu Dhabi-backed takeover.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola&#8217;s team put United noses out of joint at the end of the 2022-23 campaign when they matched their old foe&#8217;s historic treble, becoming the second English team to complete the feat since 1999.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/27\/17\/77087471-12680737-Facundo_Pellistri_and_his_girlfriend_Cami_Garcia_have_spent_time-a-21_1698422670471.jpg\" height=\"451\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Facundo Pellistri and his girlfriend Cami Garcia have spent time looking for a Man City shirt in Manchester<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/27\/17\/77087473-12680737-The_winger_made_the_claim_that_Manchester_remains_a_firmly_red_c-a-22_1698422682991.jpg\" height=\"426\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The winger made the claim that Manchester remains a firmly &#8216;red&#8217; city ahead of the derby<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/27\/16\/77087499-12680737-image-a-3_1698421664158.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old joined Man United from Uruguayan side Penarol in 2020 (pictured in 2023)<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>But Pellistri stressed that despite recent triumphs, Manchester remains staunchly &#8216;red&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Manchester is all about Manchester United,&#8217; the winger claimed on Carve Deportiva radio. &#8216;You don&#8217;t see City shirts or flags.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Sometimes, with my girlfriend, we go out and say &#8220;let&#8217;s try and find one&#8221;, and we don&#8217;t see them.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The bold statement prompted Mail Sport&#8217;s Jack Gaughan to levy the suggestion to City&#8217;s manager Guardiola during the Catalan coach&#8217;s press conference on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Refusing to appear ruffled by the claim, Guardiola responded in good humour, saying: &#8216;I will speak with the Puma department and say &#8220;what&#8217;s happened with the shirts?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s okay. If this guy, and his girlfriend believe that, it&#8217;s fine.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He was in a joking mood, asking cheekily when Gaughan suggested moving on to a more serious topic: &#8216;Are you saying it&#8217;s not serious what Pellistri said?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/27\/16\/77087865-12680737-image-a-9_1698421844757.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The noisy neighbours&#8217; Man City have enjoyed the lion&#8217;s share of triumphs over the past decade<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/27\/16\/77087485-12680737-image-a-7_1698421721261.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>But Pep Guardiola was unconcerned by the Uruguayan&#8217;s claim and laughed it off on Friday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/27\/16\/77087509-12680737-image-a-8_1698421726341.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag will be looking to kick on after beating Copenhagen in Champions League<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola&#8217;s mirth ahead of meeting Ten Hag&#8217;s side this weekend has roots in solid ground &#8211;\u00a0 the manager has the strongest record at Old Trafford in Premier League history, winning four of his seven ties at the ground.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Man City currently sit second in the table and just two points of league leaders Tottenham.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>By contrast, United have had a stuttering start to their season, and sit six places below their rivals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag&#8217;s men will be keen to kick on from their midweek Champions League victory against Copenhagen at home.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12680737\/Man-United-starlet-Facundo-Pellistri-makes-dig-ahead-derby-revealing-girlfriend-NEVER-Man-City-shirts-Manchester-look-Pep-Guardiola-laughs-jibe.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man United starlet Facundo Pellistri makes dig ahead of derby, revealing him and his girlfriend NEVER find Man City shirts [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295603,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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