10 Things Man Utd Fans Should Know About Pedro
6. Pep Guardiola Once Said Barcelona Wouldn't Be Able To Afford Pedro
![FC Barcelona's Pedro Rodriguez, left, reacts after scoring against Real Sociedad during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, May 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)](https://d2thvodm3xyo6j.cloudfront.net/media/2014/04/pep-guardiola-600x338.jpg)
Well, not exactly. At a time when Pedro was starting to make a name for himself in the Barcelona team, despite the persistent questions about whether he was really of sufficient quality for the Catalans, Pep Guardiola often sprung to the 27-year-old's defence, and often with some light-hearted humour.
"If Pedro was Brazilian he'd be called Pedrinho," Guardiola once joked, before adding, "and we wouldn't have the money to sign him (if so)."