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MANCHESTER CITY fans fear “we’ve signed the Croatian Michael Owen” after new defender Josko Gvardiol’s interview went viral.
The Treble winners confirmed the signing of Gvardiol for £78million from RB Leipzig on Saturday morning.
Twitter @ManCityBut the pressure of signing for arguably the best team in the world appears to have got to the young Croatian.
The defender was doing a get-to-know type feature for City’s social media content.
But in a rather cringe moment, Gvardiol was asked: “What’s your all time favourite movie?”
To which he awkwardly replied: “I don’t have it”.
The bemused interviewer asked: “None at all?” before following it up with: “What about a TV series?”
Gvardiol replied: “No, I don’t watch it.”
City fans have not held back in their response to the hilarious clip.
One supporter stated: “Crying, we’ve signed the Croatian Michael Owen”.
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A second added: “These answers man. What the f*** does he do in his spare time?”.
One sarcastic fan jested: “Wait until you hear these fascinating revelations”.
Another wrote: “No thoughts, just football. Guardiola’s perfect player”.
Another added: “Was he created by AI?”.
Of course, the fan who made comparisons with Michael Owen was referring to the hilarious admission from the ex-Liverpool striker that he’d only ever watched seven movies during his lifetime.
Owen, now a BT pundit, has also been mercilessly mocked on social media for being ‘boring’ and ‘stating the obvious’.
Former Newcastle and Chelsea striker Joe Allon described Owen as having “the personality of a flip-flop”.
Nonetheless, City fans are happy with their new defensive recruit.
He is their second signing of the summer after fellow Croatian Mateo Kovacic arrived from Chelsea for £30m.
Gvardiol, who will wear the No21, could make his debut on Sunday when Guardiola’s side face Arsenal in the Community Shield.
Owen has been ridiculed for his work as a pundit since retiring in 2013Rex Features
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