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Southampton's Yoshida says Ferguson's final title-winning side had more stars than Guardiola's City

Daily Mail | December 29, 2018

Related Topics: Southampton F.C., Maya Yoshida, Pep Guardiola, City, Premier League, Alex Ferguson, Robin van Persie, Shinji Kagawa, Manchester United F.C., Final (competition)

Southampton defender Maya Yoshida believes the Manchester City side he will face on Sunday does not have as many stand-out stars as Sir Alex Ferguson's final Premier League winning team.

Ferguson won the last of his 13 league titles in 2013 thanks to match-winners like Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney.

Yoshida, whose Japanese international teammate Shinji Kagawa played in that side, said: 'Collectively Manchester City are the best team.

Alex Ferguson's last title side had more stars than the Man City team now, says Maya Yoshida
Pep Guardiola's champions do have the better team collectively says the Southampton man

'But individually the team with Van Persie and Rooney, when Ferguson was still there and Kagawa was there, Manchester United was still top.

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