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Guardiola admits Arteta bust-up inevitable
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has conceded that a touchline bust-up with Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is inevitable as the pair prepare to meet for the first time this season.
City host the Gunners in the FA Cup fourth round tonight and the former colleagues are also going toe-to-toe in the Premier League.
The Spanish duo worked together at the Etihad with Arteta taking up the role of assistant manager under Guardiola before being offered the job in North London.
But the master has admitted he is likely to have an altercation with his apprentice sooner rather than later.
Guardiola, 52, said: “He’s a rival, of course he is. He wants to beat me and I want to beat him.
“I know how we both are and in defeat we are not the best friends in the world.
“From my point of view, I have a huge respect for him as a person, as a manager. That’s not going to change if we’re going to fight on the touchline.
“Sooner or later it’s going to happen, I guess, but when that is going to happen it’s not going to change the respect I have [for him] or anything.
“Anything can happen on the touchline in the moments of the game.”
Parrott hails Kane
Tottenham striker Troy Parrott has hailed Harry Kane as one of the best in the world.
Parrott, 20, is currently on loan at Preston, who are set to host Spurs in the FA Cup on Saturday and is not able to feature against his parent club.
But that has not stopped the Irishman from heaping praise on the England captain ahead of the match.
When asked how to stop Kane — who is one goal short of breaking Jimmy Greaves’ all-time club goalscoring record — Parrott said: “For me, my answer would probably be you can’t stop Harry.
“But that is because I have seen him work every day, seen how good he is and he is up there with the best.
“For Harry, it is an unbelievable achievement for when he does break that record, whether it be this weekend or the next game, but I think the lads are just focused on putting a good performance in on Saturday.”
Parrott was also asked whether he can be a success in the Premier League despite being out on loan in the second tier.
He said: “It doesn’t matter how many attempts it takes, if you keep knocking on the door and keeping doing what you have to there is a path there.
“I feel like obviously right now I am where I am because of my level, so I just need to keep getting better, keep doing more extras and ultimately become better every day.
“I will keep trying to improve and my end goal will always be to go back to Spurs and play there.”
