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Watch: Guardiola refers to 21 trophies after reporter questions tactics

Reuters

A member of the press found out the hard way that one should avoid questioning Pep Guardiola's tactical philosophies.

After quizzing the Manchester City boss over his selection ahead of Wednesday's Champions League loss to Barcelona, Guardiola reminded the British reporter of his illustrious track record before he arrived in England.

"You know what happens, I think about (changing), yeah," Guardiola said with a grin. "But after that the solution is not better than what I believe. So I cannot. Do you know why as well? Because in seven years I won 21 titles.

"I'm sorry guys. I won 21 titles in seven years. So it's three titles per year playing in that way.

"But if you believe I arrive here and in three months everything is going well and I'm going to win in the Camp Nou 0-4, I'm going to dominate against (Lionel) Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar and they are going to create nothing, and (Andres) Iniesta isn't going to play good - no. I'm good, but it's not enough."

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