3 Reasons why even a Manchester United fan can like the current Manchester City side

#1 Pep Guardiola

Although I might ruffle a few feathers when I say that Pep Guardiola is the best manager in the world, deep down everyone knows that that is indeed the truth. The Spaniard achieved unparalleled success at the two European giants, FC Barcelona and Bayern Munich, but there were always critics pointing out that he always had superstar players in relatively easy leagues.

So when he announced that he would take the helm at the blue side of Manchester, everybody thought Guardiola would falter in the toughest league in the world. But it's been almost three seasons since this revolutionary manager came to England, and it will be an understatement to say that he has succeeded.

Although it took him a season to settle to the physical Premier League, Guardiola really came into his own in his second season at Manchester City. In a league where physicality is of prime importance, he instilled that flair of positional play in this City team - and boy did they perform!

This City juggernaut tore apart the so-called 'physical teams' and scored goals for fun while showing the Premier League the football they had never seen. The outcome? City won the league with a whopping 100 points, 19 more than the closest competitor (our club, United).

Critics became admirers of this Pep-lead team, and Guardiola deservedly showed that he is the best manager in the world.

It really saddens a United fan like myself that Guardiola is achieving enormous success with the blue half of Manchester, when even United wanted to appoint him on at least two occasions. What can I say, some things just aren't meant to be.