Aymeric Laporte delivers ruthless take on Man Utd and their fans with Man City comparison

Aymeric Laporte has pulled no punches in identifying the gap between Manchester United and Manchester City, suggesting fans of the former aren't used to the current situation.

City are pushing for what would be a second successive Premier League title, and a fourth in five years with Laporte in the side. The Spanish international was a record signing when he linked up with Pep Guardiola in January 2018, and is set to play his 100th Premier League game against Burnley this weekend.

Laporte has sent title rivals Liverpool a message, while preparing to take on the Reds twice in April after the pair made FA Cup progress in March. However, Jurgen Klopp's side aren't the only rivals in his sights, and it's unlikely Man Utd fans won't take too kindly to his comments.

“You notice that,” Laporte told The Guardian when asked if he felt people were waiting for City to fail. "Maybe it’s not that they’re tired of us but they don’t think it’s normal we always win."

City have won 10 trophies across the last four seasons with Laporte part of the squad. In addition to the 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2020-21 Premier League titles, they have one FA Cup win, four League Cups and two Community Shield victories, while Manchester United have won nothing across the same period.

"That can annoy people, like our neighbours who haven’t won anything," the 27-year-old continued. "They have a lot of supporters, we’re in the same city. It’s hard [for them] to understand. But there’s only one winner. They’ve spent a lot of money too."

Laporte's comments have come at a time when Manchester United star Paul Pogba has voiced his frustrations at his own club's on-field struggles. Pogba was part of the United team which won the Europa League in 2017,