The former Barcelona star, who worked under the Catalan coach at Camp Nou, is looking to take a similar approach in his own managerial career
Pep Guardiola is “football-obsessed” and was always going to deliver success at Manchester City, says Barcelona legend Xavi.
The former Blaugrana and Bayern Munich boss was taken to the Etihad Stadium in 2016. His debut campaign in England delivered no silverware, with a rare blank drawn by a man accustomed to adding to his medal collection on an annual basis.
That early setback has since been countered by two Premier League titles, an FA Cup triumph and a hat-trick of League Cup successes – with his efforts including a 100-point haul in 2017-18 and an historic domestic treble in 2018-19.