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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said he is getting too old for verbal sparring with rival José Mourinho.
Mourinho told a press conference on Friday that Raheem Sterling would be fit to play Tottenham on Saturday despite withdrawing from the England team due to injury.
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He went on to suggest that City had pressured England manager Gareth Southgate to omit Sterling and asked Guardiola to respond to the allegation.
Guardiola, who repeatedly tangled with Mourinho during his stints at Barcelona and Real Madrid, said he was fed up with the spikes.
“You have to talk to the doctors about these other things, don’t ask me,” Guardiola told a news conference on Friday.
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“I’m almost 50 years old. I’m old enough to understand. Listen, I’m not going to answer anything about José.
“Raheem today [Friday] it was the first training he did
“Mourinho has to speak to the England team doctor and Manchester City doctor.
“Maybe Mourinho is a doctor, I don’t know.
“He accused us of something we have done that is not true.”
Guardiola pledged his immediate future with City on Thursday by signing a new two-year contract extension.
Staying at the Etihad Stadium until 2023 will comfortably be his longest step at the helm of any club, but the 49-year-old does not rule out extending his stay even further.
“I don’t know, when I got here I didn’t expect to be seven years old,” he added.
“I don’t know what’s going to happen. It depends on the results to be honest. If we are successful and happy, why not?
“If we don’t succeed, we will be less happy and I think we will change. It’s simple.
“I’m here and I’ll keep trying to be incredibly successful. Last year we won two titles, we won eight titles in three seasons and we want to do it again.”
Source: espn.co.uk
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