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Dominik Szoboszlai reacts with laughing emojis as Pep Guardiola is mocked for his pronunciation of Hungary star and Ryan Gravenberch's names ahead of Manchester City's clash against Liverpool

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  • Pep Guardiola has been mocked for his pronunciation of Liverpool stars' names 
  • Guardiola had difficulty pronouncing the names of Szoboszlai and Gravenberch
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By Jeorge Bird For Mailonline

Published: 21:39 GMT, 24 November 2023 | Updated: 21:39 GMT, 24 November 2023

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has been mocked by fans for his pronunciation of Liverpool stars Dominik Szoboszlai and Ryan Gravenberch's names.

Guardiola was outlining the key threats posed by Liverpool ahead of Saturday's eagerly-anticipated clash at the Etihad Stadium.

During his pre-match press conference, Guardiola said: 'Salah of course, but now with Szoboszlai and Gravenberch.'


The way in which Guardiola pronounced Szoboszlai and Gravenberch certainly attracted a lot of attention. 

Pep Guardiola has been mocked for his pronunciation of Szoboszlai and Gravenberch's names

Szoboszlai himself responded on Instagram with four laughing emojis after discovering that Guardiola referred to him as 'Szvolazi'.

One user wrote: 'bro said "Szbolasie" and "Gravener"'.

Another added: 'Szoboszlai is gonna make sure he remembers his name tmrw'.

In addition, another wrote: 'He's obviously talking about Sovlazie and governor. Come on man...don't you know our own players?'.

He's obviously talking about Sovlazie and governor.
Come on man...don't you know our own players?

— LFCM (@Con_LFC) November 24, 2023

Szoboszlai found Guardiola's attempt at pronouncing his name hilarious as heh commented on Instagram

Guardiola also struggled with the pronunciation of Ryan Gravenberch's name

Another user stated that it sounded like Guardiola said Bolasie rather than Szoboszlai, in reference to former Crystal Palace winger Yannick Bolasie.

They wrote: 'Swear he said bolasie'.

A Liverpool fan wrote: 'He's obviously talking about Sovlazie and governor. Come on man...don't you know our own players?'.

Szoboszlai and Gravenberch both signed for Liverpool last summer, joining from RB Leipzig and Bayern Munich respectively.

So far Szoboszlai has made 17 appearances for Liverpool and has scored two goals, while he has provided two assists.

Gravenberch, meanwhile, also has tow goals and two assists, having played 12 games. 

City are top of the Premier League going into Saturday's game and are one point ahead of Liverpool.

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