Guardiola defends Manchester City’s titles: Was Gerrard’s slip our fault?

Pep Guardiola recalled Steven Gerrard‘s infamous slip against Chelsea when asked whether Manchester City‘s successes will still feel the same in the event that the charges against the club are proven.

The Sky Blues have been charged by the Premier League for breaching more than 100 financial fair play rules between 2009 and 2018.

As such, it has been suggested that they could have to forfeit the titles they won over these years, but Guardiola was having none of it.

“Those moments belong to us,” Guardiola said at a press conference ahead of Sunday’s clash against Aston Villa.

“They absolutely belong to us, regardless of the sentence they belong to us.

“The goal from Sergio Aguero, from [Mario] Balotelli.

“I don’t know if we are responsible for Steven Gerrard slipping at Anfield. Was that our fault?

“I have respect for Steven Gerrard. It’s our fault? That moment belongs to us.”

The coach went on to state that he’ll feel the same way even if the Premier League do take trophies away from Manchester City.

“The Premier League will decide but I know what we won and the way we won it,” he said.

“I know the effort we put in. If something happened in 2009 or 2010 it is not going to change one second.”