Pep Guardiola responded, "Please respect Coventry," in response to a presumptuous TV reporter's inquiry on Saturday evening regarding the possibility of another all-Manchester FA Cup final involving Manchester City. Guardiola was cognizant of the fact that Coventry City would not be easy prey for Manchester United in Sunday's semi-final; however, not even he could have predicted the extent to which they would bring Erik ten Hag's squad perilously close to disaster in the most exhilarating and distressing football experience of my life.