Unlikely Hollywood star hails Guardiola over Champions League win

<p>Hollywood icon Julia Roberts has congratulated Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola for winning the 2023 UEFA Champions League.</p>, <p>Roberts, who Guardiola revealed as one of his three idols, in a post on Instagram said, “Congratulations @pepteam for leading your team to be UCL champions. #pep #soccermom.”</p>, <p>Guardiola’s Man City defeated Serie A’s Inter Milan 1-0 in a hard-fought final on Saturday, June 10, 2023.</p>, <p>ALSO READ: Man United star Marcus Rashford calls it quits with girlfriend</p>, <p>A post shared by Julia Roberts (@juliaroberts)</p>, <p>ALSO READ: AFCON: Super Eagles camp abuzz as players gather for Sierra Leone qualifier</p>, <p>Guardiola had earlier in a press conference revealed Roberts as one of his three idols, lamenting the fact that she visited cross-town rival Manchester United as opposed to his team.</p>, <p>“I have three idols in my life. Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, and Julia Roberts. These are my three idols.</p>, <p>“Julia Roberts years ago came to Manchester – not in the 90s when Sir Alex (Ferguson) was winning titles and titles and titles. She came in the period where we were better than United, in these four or five years, right?</p>, <p>“And she went to visit Man United. She didn’t come to see us. That’s why even if I win the Champions League it will not compare for the fact that Julia Roberts came to Manchester and didn’t come to see us.</p>, <p>“Even if I win the Champions League it will not compare to this disappointment I had.”</p>