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Pep decision took me by surprise but snubbing Chelsea for Bayern is the right choice, says Fergie

Published: 05:18 EDT, 19 January 2013 | Updated: 06:03 EDT, 19 January 2013

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Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted Pep Guardiola's decision to join Bayern Munich has caught him by surprise.

Despite being strongly linked with a move to the Barclays Premier League, specifically Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United, Guardiola has instead decided to join the German giants when he ends his sabbatical at the end of the season.

Ferguson is believed to have spoken to Guardiola on a couple of occasions in New York recently, with his own job said to be one of the issues under discussion.

Shock: Sir Alex Ferguson expected Pep Guardiola to join Chelsea or Man City

However, within 24 hours of the release of an interview with the Football Association underlining his wish to work in England, news that the former Barcelona coach had signed a three-year contract with Bayern was confirmed.

'I am surprised because I didn't see it coming,' said Ferguson.

'All the time the speculation was about clubs in England.'

Yet the United boss can also see the sense in Guardiola's decision.