On the weekend, in the FA Cup semifinal, Man City hosted Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium.
In the locker room before the match, Wenger cursed furiously under his breath when he received Man City's starting lineup.
They were looking down on him far too much!
Did they really think the Gunners' blade had grown dull?
Wenger felt an urge to charge into the home team's locker room, grab Guardiola by the front of his shirt, and spray him with spittle as he gave him a thorough dressing-down. Then he wanted to teach him a harsh lesson on the pitch and let him know that young people ought to be more humble, show some respect, and not get so arrogant!
Against Arsenal, not one of their three main forwards was starting. Just who did they think they were looking down on?
But Wenger endured it!
He had even begun pondering what exactly Guardiola's master plan was.
Su Dong, Di Maria, and Sánchez—their three forwards—were all absent from the starting lineup. That definitely wasn't a coincidence.
In midfield, they had David Silva, Gareth Barry, and Tiago starting. That wasn't a coincidence either.
Was Guardiola planning to save the team's core strength for their upcoming match against Tottenham Hotspur?
Did he really think Arsenal were weaker than that North London archrival?
Or did he think Man City could easily deal with the Gunners at home?
The more Wenger thought about it, the angrier he became.
In all his years in the Premier League, when had anyone ever humiliated him like this?
Even that old fox Ferguson had to give it everything whenever he faced Arsenal, didn't he?
Yet Guardiola and his Man City actually dared to be this complacent. It was simply...
Whenever he thought about it, Wenger became furious, especially when he