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Guardiola takes p*** out of Spanish media as he backs rival boss Alonso

- TYRONE MARSHALL

GUARDIOLA has a long memory when it I comes to Real Madrid and didn't miss a beat when he got the chance to remind the local media of a jibe they used to throw at him.

The Catalan has never been particularly popular in the Spanish capital and when asked what advice he would offer Xabi Alonso, who finds his job on the line after just 27 games in charge, he chose to rehash a comment that was once famously uttered about him.

Back in the days of his famous battles with Jose Mourinho, when 'The Special One' was boss at the Bernabeu, Guardiola (left) was accused of "p***ing cologne" in relation to the sense of superiority that Madridistas felt he carried.

And on his return to Madrid last night, the Manchester City manager turned the insult on its head as he offered his backing to Alonso.

After essentially telling the press that Alonso could go to the toilet with his own equipment, he added that because the former Liverpool midfielder "doesn't p*** cologne, he will be fine".

The duo spent a couple of years together at Bayern Munich and formed a close bond.