Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola fired a little dig at cross-town rivals Manchester United ahead of the Manchester Derby.
The two Manchester sides collide at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon, with the Red Devils looking to close in on the top four.
While the Manchester derby is a big fixture on the footballing calendar, Guardiola admitted he the Red Devils are not their biggest rivals since his been in England.
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"When I finish my tenure here, Liverpool will have been my rivals and our rivals," Guardiola said, as per the Independent.
"They have made us a challenge and helped make us a better team in all departments.
"They have challenged us like no other team has done in my period here.
"There was one year with Ole [Gunnar Solskjaer] that was quite close - but overall it has been Liverpool."
"Sir Alex was right, City were not challengers. Without the presence of (owner) Sheikh Mansour and (chairman) Khaldoon, who took over and made an investment, it was United and Arsenal who were the richest ones and that's why they were there.
"In that moment, Sir Alex Ferguson could not expect what has happened - even myself when I was in Barcelona thought the same.
"But now is the reality - and we want to stay here for as long as possible.
"We were not in the elite. But now we are in the elite and maybe it is uncomfortable for them (United). We are there now and we want to be there in the future."
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