PEP GUARDIOLA’S players really did have to face the music after they were beaten 3-2 by Manchester United last Saturday.
United stars had not forgotten the video of the City dressing room singing “park the bus” after winning the derby at Old Trafford in December.
Jose Mourinho’s men, who were dishing out the verbals on the pitch in the second half, turned their music up in the Etihad changing area as loud as possible after their stunning comeback.
They were just as noisy on the pitch, with the Red Devils goading their rivals after discovering they had booked tables all over Manchester on Saturday night to celebrate their title win.
“Booked tables have you? We’ll take your f***ing tables” were among some of the bitchy comments directed at City players when United got back into the game.
Local lad Jesse Lingard, feuding with Fernandinho after the break, was among the most vocal after Paul Pogba scored twice and Chris Smalling netted United’s winner.
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Meanwhile, Pogba has been branded an “alien genius” by France hero Christophe Dugarry.
He also claimed he has lost the rage he had at Juventus – despite his derby heroics.
Dugarry said: “He’s an alien, a player out of the ordinary, but he annoys me, because I know he’s capable of doing a hundred times more.
“He’s a genius, but when is he going to realise it?
“When he started becoming a marketing player, he lost that rage he had at Juventus.”
And Pogba revealed Michael Carrick was the mastermind behind the scenes at City.
The France midfielder said: “I didn’t want to lose against City, the loss from last season is still in my mind.
“If they won they are champions, for all the fans it would be like death.
“Michael Carrick has helped me a lot with these late runs, he always shows me videos of what I should be doing.”
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