Pep Guardiola’s comments and Manchester United’s witty response ignite a Twitter ruckus that includes a famous face. Julia Roberts

Following remarks made by Pep Guardiola, the manager of their rival team, in which he recalled Julia Roberts’ visit to Old Trafford in 2016 following a Champions League victory, Manchester United tweeted a lighthearted message to the actress.

Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, commented following the team’s convincing 7-0 victory against RB Leipzig in the Champions League. He talked about Julia Roberts’ 2016 visit to Old Trafford. Guardiola expressed disappointment that Roberts did not visit City rather than their opponent team despite the fact that they had won. Manchester United reacted by jokingly making fun of Guardiola’s remarks on social media.

Casting it back to the time Julia Roberts visited Old Trafford, the club wrote on its social media pages on Wednesday morning. Images of the actress inside Old Trafford watching her kids play football on the field are included with the letter, one of which features Roberts standing next to former United star Michael Carrick.

‘I’m a FAILURE because Julia Roberts went to watch Man United!’ | Pep Guardiola

Full press conference https://t.co/6AeqzbLlvj pic.twitter.com/FqrqXLhPlO

— BeanymanSports (@BeanymanSports) March 14, 2023

In a news conference, Guardiola discussed Julia Roberts’ visit to Manchester in 2016 and his interpretation of it. He cited Roberts’ journey to Manchester during a time when Guardiola’s team had been outperforming United for the previous four or five years, rather than when United was prevailing under Sir Alex Ferguson in the 1980s and 1990s.