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After Pep Guardiola's rant on Tuesday night, Julia Roberts has somehow found herself in the footballing spotlight once again. The Pretty Woman and Notting Hill actor previously visited Manchester United in 2016. And Paul Pogba then shared an image of himself being kissed by the 55-year-old days later while labelling himself 'lucky'.

On Tuesday night, after Manchester City hammered RB Leipzig 7-0 at the Etihad Stadium, Guardiola insisted he'd always be a failure at the club.

And he then randomly decided to cite Roberts' visit to United back in 2016 as a reason why.

"I am a failure in the Champions League," he said.

"If I win the Champions League three times in a row I will be a failure.

"I have three idols in my life. Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, and Julia Roberts. These are my three idols.

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"That's what we gravitate towards, is the closeness and warmth – there's just a real connection that everyone has on the field and off the field.

"To get a glimpse of it and be a tiny part of it is thrilling.

"Paul Pogba gave my son a lovely talk about believing in yourself, it was lovely."

Then, taking to social media in the aftermath the showdown, Pogba decided to have some fun on social media.

The midfielder, who is currently at Juventus, shared a picture of himself beaming as Roberts smooched him on the cheek.

"Today I met not only a great actress but also a wonderful woman, who's lucky now?" he said in the caption.

Guardiola was already clearly irked by Roberts' decision to visit United, instead of City.

And whether she returns to Manchester anytime soon, to watch them in action under Erik ten Hag, remains to be seen.