Pep Guardiola has welcomed the possibility of Erik ten Hag visiting Manchester City following his dismissal from Manchester United, while also sharing his insights on Ruben Amorim’s potential move to Old Trafford.
With Ten Hag’s sacking on Monday, Amorim is poised to leave Sporting to take over as United’s new head coach, as the club is reportedly willing to trigger his £8.31million release clause.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Portuguese giants released a statement confirming United’s intention to appoint their highly-rated head coach as Ten Hag’s replacement.
As speculation surrounds Amorim’s impending arrival, Pep Guardiola expressed his opinion on the potential appointment, noting he has heard “very good things” about the coach.
Ahead of City’s upcoming clash with Tottenham, Guardiola stated: “All I can say is that I played against Ruben and his Sporting and their pressure was very, very good.
“I spoke to Matheus Nunes, who was coached by him, and he told me very good things.
“This season they haven’t lost – or won any games – in the Portuguese League, in the Champions League they have the same points as us.
“I have the feeling that Man. United [also], from what I hear from him, is a good coach.
“Manchester United wants coaches of that level. It’s not that the coaches who have been there in the last five, six, seven years weren’t capable of being at Man United.
“What will happen, we don’t know.
“What happened here with my experience doesn’t mean it will happen with others, because we’re talking about the coach, the club, the structure, the physiotherapists, the doctors, the players.
“There are many things. What happened here doesn’t mean it can happen elsewhere,” he added.
On Ten Hag sacking, Guardiola said: “We are open to Erik ten Hag visiting us.
“Any time! Seriously! Always we are open, but I think it’s not going to happen.
“But I know his agent a little bit, so the relation is there, no problem for me, for us…
“Always I feel sorry for managers [when they are sacked], you know?’
“He’s lost his position, so I’m so sorry for him.
“I have a good, I think incredible relationship [with him].
“I think he represented Manchester United at the highest level in terms of behaviours, of course.
“Our job as managers is one of the few jobs – in all the jobs in the world – where people are expecting to be sacked. People are expecting you don’t have a job.
“I don’t see architects or doctors or teachers or anything… the people deciding [their futures don’t say]: ‘Get out.’
“It’s only us. It’s our job, we have to accept it.”
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