Guardiola says F-word live on stage as asked if his City better than his Barca

Pep Guardiola dropped the 'F-bomb' live on-air during his brief cameo at FIFA's The Best award ceremony on Monday night.

The Spaniard was on stage to collect the FIFA Men's Coach of 2023 award, after Man City's historic Treble triumph during the 2022-23 campaign.

As he collected the award, for the very first time in his career, Guardiola was asked an intriguing question by host and former Barcelona star, Thierry Henry.

'The last time that so many players were in the World XI was with you, when you were the coach of Barcelona. You had six players in that team in 2010. So... which is the best team, out of the two?'

Guardiola looked to clarify the question, asking: 'Who would win?'. Henry replied, 'No, the best! You can be the best even if you lost a game'.

The City boss then paused for a moment and exclaimed: 'F***' before jokingly dropping his head into his hands.

He then continued and said: 'Both are incredible teams! Barcelona is the club of my heart, they are the reason why I am here.

'But doing it with Man City, 15 or 20 years ago we were not here. We have built step by step since Roberto Mancini was here. Those years ago, we could not expect to be here.'