Man City boss Pep Guardiola responds to jibe from Manchester United's Facundo Pellistri

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Pep Guardiola has dismissed Facundo Pellistri's comments on Manchester ahead of Sunday's derby. Manchester United and Manchester City will face off in the first derby of the season on Sunday afternoon as the Premier League campaign begins to pick up pace.

Both clubs have overcome a run of bad results before the international break to find form. Ahead of the meeting at Old Trafford, winger Pellistri decided to take a swipe at City by claiming United are the much better-supported side in the city, with the Blues hardly having a presence. "Manchester is all about United," he told Uruguayan radio station Carve Deportiva. ALSO READ: United have tactical blueprint to beat Guardiola ALSO READ: Pep Guardiola has bruising Man City truth for new Man United investors "You don’t see City shirts or flags.

Sometimes, with my girlfriend, we go out and say 'let’s try to find one' and we don’t see them." Guardiola hadn't seen the comments and was left befuddled when asked for his thoughts on them in his pre-match press conference.

Eventually, he dryly said: "I will speak with the department and ask what happened. It's okay. If this guy and his girlfriend believe that, it's fine." In more serious matters, Guardiola said he remains wary of the threat United can pose to his side and won't be thinking any less of them after a difficult start to the season. "They are always dangerous," he continued. "It doesn't matter the managers - and I have seen a few - they are always a tough opponent with the quality of the individual, the character, the momentum.