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Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City gatecrashing the established elite is “uncomfortable” for their Premier League rivals phl
Famously labelled Manchester United’s ‘noisy neighbours’ by Sir Alex Ferguson, City’s takeover by their Abu Dhabi owners in 2008 and then the appointment of Guardiola as manager in 2016 have led to gradual progress from insignificant upstarts to the dominant force in English phl football phl
City have lifted the Premier League trophy in five of the last six campaigns, including three in a row, while their crowning moment came last season as they emulated Ferguson’s 1998-99 treble-winning side phl
Guardiola marvelled at how the fortunes of the clubs have switched ahead of Sunday’s Manchester derby at Old Trafford, where City could extend their lead phl between the teams to nine points with a victory phl
“Sir Alex was right (at the time), City were not challenging, they were in the middle to bottom,” Guardiola said phl
“United and Arsenal at the time were the richest ones, that’s why City were there phl
“But after that, Sheikh Mansour and Khaldoon (Al Mubarak), who took over and made an investment phl
After that Sir Alex could not expect to know that and not even myself who was in Barcelona phl
“We were not in the elite and now we are in the elite, maybe it’s uncomfortable for many things phl
That is a reality and we want to stay as long as possible phl
”United have not won the league since Ferguson’s departure at the end of the 2012-13 season, coming closest under Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, both of whom presided over runners-up finishes phl
Liverpool have been our biggest rivals - they made us challenge higher and higher and helped make us a phl better team in all departments phl
They challenged us like no other team has done beforePep GuardiolaWhile Guardiola was adamant United will always be regarded as one of the top English clubs, the Spaniard suspects any chance of bringing back the glory days the red half of Manchester enjoyed under Ferguson is gone because of the number of sides now challenging for honours phl
Such has been the trajectories of both clubs over the last decade, Guardiola admitted he does not consider United their biggest rivals – insisting that honour belongs to Liverpool phl
Asked if United can dominate again, Guardiola responded: “Maybe not in the way that Sir Alex Ferguson did because back then there were just two or three teams, now there are more with a lot of incredible managers phl
“Maybe not in that way but if they take good decisions, with the hierarchy, with the phl sports director, with the managers, with the players and the same ideas, Manchester United when something happens is in the highlights all day phl
“The reputation and the prestige they have is always there phl
It just needs to click phl
“There was one year with Ole that was close phl
But Liverpool have been our biggest rivals – they made us challenge higher and higher and helped make us a phl better team in all departments phl
They challenged us like no other team has done before phl
”Erik ten Hag led United to third place last season, as well as winning the Carabao Cup and finishing runners-up to City in the FA Cup final, but they have fluctuated in this campaign with four losses in nine games phl
Guardiola pointed out it took him a while before finding sustained success with City, having finished third in his first season in charge in 2016-17 phl
“It takes time,” Guardiola added phl
“United is able to win four, five six games in a row phl
If they do that they will be on top phl
“Leave the manager to do the job that here they allowed me to do in my first season when we didn’t win phl
Give time to the managers and they will do it phl
”More aboutPA ReadyPep GuardiolaAlex FergusonPremier LeagueEnglishAbu DhabiErik ten HagManchesterArsenalLiverpoolFergusonCarabao CupOle Gunnar SolskjaerJose Mourinho1/1Pep Guardiola accepts Man City gatecrashing party was ‘uncomfortable’ for elitePep Guardiola accepts Man City gatecrashing party was ‘uncomfortable’ for eliteManchester City have won five Premier League titles in the last six seasons (Owen Humphreys/PA)PA Wire✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today phl
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As often was the case amid an American society embedded in racism in the 1980s, Muhammed Ali put it best phl
Advising black racing driver Willy T Ribbs, the people’s champion made his point in no uncertain terms: “There are Blacks in my sport phl
But there are no Blacks in your sport phl
“They’re going to want to kill you phl
”Yet for all the death threats, discrimination and abuse, Ribbs had long decided that the only option was to meet the uphill battle head-on phl
He made history in 1986 when he became the first Black driver to test an F1 car phl
Five years later, he was the first to race in the Indy 500, one of the world’s most famous events phl
But on the course of that journey, Ribbs faced it all phl
Don’t let me tell you though; let the man himself phl
“Of course, there were death threats, the n-word,” he reflects, in a slow but deadpan fashion that tells you the wounds have long since healed phl
Instead, the metaphorical bruises are worn with pride phl
“But I enjoyed it phl
It didn’t make me mad, it was fun phl
I was going to dish out what they were dishing out to me, it never scared or intimidated me phl
I actually enjoyed it because it was motivating phl
I was never going to play the victim, that was not Willy T Ribbs phl
”Now 68, Ribbs is an ambassador for Formula One, raising awareness for diversity and equality phl
A role given a matter of months after his riveting biopic movie, Uppity, was released in 2020 phl
So titled because that was his nickname in motorsport circles – “and he loved it” phl
But to this interview, he’s late phl
And he apologises, quipping: “Race drivers are never late, you know! Or they’re not supposed to be…”Son to William “Bunny” Ribbs, an amateur racer himself, Willy’s career path was set in stone from day dot it seems phl
It was the racing way or the highway phl
Ribbs faced an avalanche of racism and abuse throughout his career (Getty)“I was born in this sport,” he tells The Independent, from his home in Texas phl
“I watched it from three years old when my dad was racing, watching the likes of Jim Clark and Graham Hill phl
That’s all that was discussed in the family phl
We didn’t discuss any other sport phl
“I was lucky, I think phl
At nine years old, I knew what I wanted to do and I knew what my career path was going to be phl
Most kids that age don’t know what the hell they’re going to do, but I did phl
And I didn’t want to be an amateur at it – I wanted it to be a profession and I wanted it to be Formula One phl
”He learned his craft, in the UK, racing alongside future F1 world champion Nigel Mansell in Formula Ford in the mid-1970s phl
He raced in Nascar and the Trans-Am Series, later on, too phl
But his F1 calling, in ’86, came in the Portuguese town of Estoril phl
Bernie Ecclestone’s Brabham team – “Bernie has always been good to Willy T Ribbs” – gave the American the chance to buck the trend and become a true trailblazer phl
But the tag was not something he felt comfortable with at the time phl
Ribbs made history in an F1 test in 1986 and in the Indy 500 in 1991 (Getty)“All that mattered was I thought of myself as a race driver,” he says phl
“I had two responsibilities: to myself and to my team phl
For those who record social history, that’s their job [to say trailblazer] – but I’m not going to carry that weight on my shoulders phl
“Sure phl
I was a role model because I was doing something no other Black kid had done phl
And great, if that’s the category they want to put me in and how they want to document it phl
But for me? It was about going fast phl
”It was a mindset of not bowing to the status quo, embodied most especially in the late 20th century by Ali phl
“What I admired about him the most was not his phl boxing skills,” Ribbs says of Ali phl
“What I admired about him was his resolve as a man, not to be squashed, manipulated or controlled phl
Ali said: ‘You have to let them know that you can’t be killed, there’s nothing they can do to you, and then they’ll leave you alone for a while phl
’”Now in motor racing, the baton has been passed on to seven-time Formula One world champion and the sport’s only Black driver Lewis Hamilton, whom Ribbs is full of praise about phl
“Lewis Hamilton, after seven world titles and more victories than any other human being, gets unfairly targeted,” insists Ribbs phl
“If you can equate it to Tiger Woods, what did Tiger Woods do for golf? He broadened the audience phl
The attention went off the chart phl
That’s exactly what happened in F1 – Lewis Hamilton has been Formula One’s Tiger Woods phl
“He’s a very kind man phl
He’ll let it roll off, turn the other cheek – I wasn’t that way phl
He deals with it and in a lot of cases it’s unfair phl
Then again, he is in an environment which was not nearly as brutal as I was dealing with phl
Willy T Ribbs was treated differently phl
”The third-person references point to a man who is now comfortable in his own skin; in the significance of the struggle – and what it means to many around the world phl
And despite a sport notoriously still dominated by white men, progress is being made phl
“One thing I love about Formula One is not only is it evolving commercially around the world, it’s evolving socially,” he says phl
“When F1 hired me, I asked them: ‘What made you make this call?’“They said: ‘We watched your film and we thought you’d be the perfect person for inclusion and equality in Formula One phl
’“I said: ‘Well, you called the right guy’ phl
”More aboutMuhammed AliLewis HamiltonBlack History MonthFormula 11/3F1 icon Willy T Ribbs: ‘I was never going to play the victim’F1 icon Willy T Ribbs: ‘I was never going to play the victim’Ribbs faced an avalanche of racism and abuse throughout his careerGetty ImagesF1 icon Willy T Ribbs: ‘I was never going to play the victim’Ribbs made history in an F1 test in 1986 and in the Indy 500 in 1991Getty ImagesF1 icon Willy T Ribbs: ‘I was never going to play the victim’‘Sure phl
I was a role model because I was doing something no other Black kid had done phl
But for me? It was about going fast’ Getty✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today phl
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