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Manchester City<\/b> manager Pep Guardiola is the Sir Alex Ferguson of his generation, says former England captain Wayne Rooney.<\/b><\/p>\n
Guardiola is expected to leave Manchester City at the end of the season after 10 years in charge.<\/p>\n
On the BBC’s Wayne Rooney Show, the former Manchester United forward drew comparisons to his former boss at Old Trafford, for whom he played between 2004 and 2013.<\/p>\n
“I have seen a lot of comparisons to Alex Ferguson,” Rooney said. “I can say Ferguson is the greatest of all time but Pep, in his generation, is certainly the best by a long way.” <\/p>\n
Guardiola has won 17 major trophies – and 20 in all – including six Premier League titles, the Champions League, three FA Cups and five EFL Cups during his 10 years at City.<\/p>\n
Ferguson holds the record for the most Premier League titles by some distance, with 13.<\/p>\n
“I’ve been looking at people saying how loyal he’s (Guardiola) been for 10 years, which is incredible. But Alex Ferguson has done 26 years,” Rooney added.<\/p>\n
“When you actually think of that amount of time, 26 years at one football club, it’s absolutely astonishing.”<\/p>\n
Rooney spoke about how difficult it is for a manager as long-serving as Ferguson – who led United from November 1986 to May 2013 – “to maintain hunger and mentality for the game”.<\/p>\n
“When Sir Alex took over United, it was a completely different situation,” Rooney said. <\/p>\n
“He almost had to build the club up from the ground to get them to become a successful force in English football again – whereas I think Pep didn’t necessarily have to do that.<\/p>\n
“But what he has done in terms of complete and utter dominance… it’s nothing to sniff at.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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