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Guardiola agrees with Mourinho about the Carabao Cup
'View is similar'

Pep Guardiola agrees with Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho’s damning view of Carabao Cup

Manchester City and Manchester United bosses both agree that they don't want to play in Carabao Cup

PEP GUARDIOLA has revealed that he agrees with his old rival Jose Mourinho's views on the Carabao Cup.

Manchester United boss Mourinho stated this week that he feels the competition is damaging the chances of English teams in Europe.

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Guardiola agrees with Mourinho about the Carabao CupCredit: Rex Features
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Mourinho doesn't like playing in the CupCredit: Reuters

And Guardiola - whose City team also reached the fourth round this week - can see that point of view.

Asked if he agreed with his old sparring partner, Pep said: - "My view is quite similar. So business is business. We have a lot of games.

"If you have to play in a competition you have to play in it.

"It’s good for the people you don’t use a lot.

"It’s a prize where, when you win, it’s OK, but after that the people don’t give too much credit.

" I think the prize is good when you win another one but you waste a lot of energy. "

 Guardiola admits he has similar views about the cup
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Guardiola admits he has similar views about the cup
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Mourinho beat Burton with a second team

Guardiola's team had a hard-fought win at West Brom in midweek and Pep admits it was a game he could have done without.

He said: "You can imagine going against a Tony Pulis team and playing 90 minutes in those conditions, then you spend three or four hours on the bus.

"Then three days later, it’s Crystal Palace, three days later, Shakhtar Donetsk, three or four days later, Stamford Bridge.

"So for the managers, there’s a lot of wasted energy.

"We knew that before, so it’s not a complaint in those terms. If we have to play, we have to play."

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