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Gerard Pique hopes Manchester United beat City to the Premier League title even though he was coached by Pep Guardiola at Barcelona.

Former United centre-back Pique was brought back to Catalonia from Manchester by Guardiola in 2008 and was a fixture in the great Barcelona side which won three La Liga titles and two Champions Leagues in four years under the City manager.

Pique joined United as a 17-year-old in 2004 and played 23 times for the club before his Camp Nou homecoming, and the Spain defender insists his allegiance still lies with the Old Trafford club.

"Between Pep and United, I go for the latter," told Marca. "I had some really good years there and I've always considered it as a second home.

"I'll always be more of a Red Devil, although I have to admit that I follow City fondly because there are people there I know, like Txiki [Begiristain, City director of football], who helped me come to Barcelona, and teammates like [Jesus] Navas and [David] Silva."