Barca ‘on another level’

GERARD Pique feels Barcelona have set Manchester United a major challenge by moving up to a completely different level compared to the Premier League champions.

Pique left Old Trafford for his home town club last summer. A combination of his first-team opportunities at United continuing to be restricted and the lure of playing for the team which has been part of his life since birth proved too much for the 22-year-old to resist.

The move has worked out perfectly too, even if Pique admitted Wednesday night’s Champions League final triumph against his former club left him feeling sad for the friends he left behind.