“He was a manager for a short time,” Guardiola mocks painfully Neville's poor record

Man City manager Pep Guardiola gesturing during a match, (inset) Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville (Photo: Courtesy)

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola dismissed former Manchester United captain Gary Neville’s fleeting coaching career and sarcastically labelled him a “prestigious pundit” in response to criticism from the Sky Sports analyst.

Neville labelled Guardiola’s decision to name only six substitutes for last weekend’s 1-1 Premier League draw at Burnley due to a spiralling injury crisis as “a joke”.