Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has been mocked by fans for his pronunciation of Liverpool stars Dominik Szoboszlai and Ryan Gravenberch’s names.
Guardiola was outlining the key threats posed by Liverpool ahead of Saturday’s eagerly-anticipated clash at the Etihad Stadium.
During his pre-match press conference, Guardiola said: ‘Salah of course, but now with Szoboszlai and Gravenberch.’
The way in which Guardiola pronounced Szoboszlai and Gravenberch certainly attracted a lot of attention.
Pep Guardiola has been mocked for his pronunciation of Szoboszlai and Gravenberch’s names
Szoboszlai himself responded on Instagram with four laughing emojis after discovering that Guardiola referred to him as ‘Szvolazi’.
📲 | Dominik Szoboszlai reacts with laughing faces to Pep calling him Szvolazi: pic.twitter.com/AtzmkFCyfV
— LFC Transfer Room (@LFCTransferRoom) November 24, 2023
One user wrote: ‘bro said “Szbolasie” and “Gravener”‘.
Another added: ‘Szoboszlai is gonna make sure he remembers his name tmrw’.
In addition, another wrote: ‘He’s obviously talking about Sovlazie and governor. Come on man…don’t you know our own players?’.
Szoboszlai found Guardiola’s attempt at pronouncing his name hilarious as heh commented on Instagram
Guardiola also struggled with the pronunciation of Ryan Gravenberch’s name
Another user stated that it sounded like Guardiola said Bolasie rather than Szoboszlai, in reference to former Crystal Palace winger Yannick Bolasie.
They wrote: ‘Swear he said bolasie’.
A Liverpool fan wrote: ‘He’s obviously talking about Sovlazie and governor. Come on man…don’t you know our own players?’.
Szoboszlai and Gravenberch both signed for Liverpool last summer, joining from RB Leipzig and Bayern Munich respectively.
So far Szoboszlai has made 17 appearances for Liverpool and has scored two goals, while he has provided two assists.
Gravenberch, meanwhile, also has tow goals and two assists, having played 12 games.
City are top of the Premier League going into Saturday’s game and are one point ahead of Liverpool.
