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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Guardiola Jokes About Ferguson 'Offer'

Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola has joked he might have been offered the Manchester United job but missed out because of his limited English.

Guardiola was linked with a host of clubs after leaving Barcelona.

The Spaniard eventually took charge of Bayern but suggested Sir Alex Ferguson might have offered him the Old Trafford position during dinner in New York.

"Maybe I didn't understand if I received an offer or not," said the 43-year-old Guardiola.

"My English is not so good and when Sir Alex spoke quickly I didn't understand him."

Guardiola's Bundesliga champions are in Manchester for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie against United on Tuesday.

The former Spain midfielder met Ferguson in New York while on a 12-month sabbatical after leaving Barcelona at the end of the 2011-12 season.

"He invited me to a super restaurant," Guardiola said. "It was a friendly dinner, like always. He was so gentle and we spent a very good time together."

David Moyes succeeded Ferguson when his fellow Scot retired in the summer, but the Red Devils have struggled this season and are seventh in the Premier League.

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