Longtime Manchester City fan Noel Gallagher hailed Pep Guardiola as the manager who 'changed football' while Sir Alex Ferguson was accused of 'never' inventing anything.
Guardiola has been widely praised for his remarkable spells at Barcelona, ???Bayern Munich and City, with the Spaniard widely regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time. .
The 52-year-old Man City coach has the ability to match the historic feat Ferguson achieved when leading his team to a continental treble this season.
Ferguson, like Guardiola, is recognized as one of the greatest managers of all time after achieving incredible successes during his long spell at Manchester United.
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The 81-year-old Scottish legend won 13 Premier League titles, two Champions Leagues and five FA Cups during his time at Old Trafford. Speaking on talkSPORT, Gallagher criticized United legend Ferguson with a bold claim that he 'never invented anything' in his long career.
The former Oasis star also argued that Guardiola would not be considered a failure at Man City even if he did not lead the club to the Champions League trophy.
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"Alex Ferguson never invented anything. Pep Guardiola changed football," Gallagher said.
In response to Gallagher, talkSPORT host Andy Goldstein said:
“He won the treble. He has 13 Premier League titles.
He added:
"I think Pep has to prove himself, the last time he won the Champions League was in 2012. 11 years ago, with Xavi, Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta. Even I could win the Champions League with them. "
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Gallagher broke Ferguson's Champions League record, and City fans then burst out laughing when Guardiola was labeled a 'failure' at the Etihad.
"Well, the greatest coach of all time, saved two Champions League finals, one on penalties and one in injury time," he said.
Goldstein then asked:
"For debate, if Guardiola left City without winning the Champions League, would he have failed?"
In response to Goldstein, Gallagher argued:
"That's the spirit. Fail? What do you talking about?
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"He's changed the way football is played in this country. And probably every country he's been to.
“Everybody plays in the back, the kids do it and they don't even know what that means. But they do it because he does. He is a tactical genius.
Goldstein continued:
"I can't deny it, but I don't think we can take anything away from Sir Alex Ferguson."
Gallagher simply ended the conversation by replying to Goldstein:
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