Pep Guardiola at Manchester City: A “challenge” of a different sort

“He knows that Barcelona are my club and it’s his club as well”, added Busquets.

Firstly, it will take Pep considerable time to assemble his own set of players and preferred style of play. Although it remains unclear whether it will return to normality next season, the traditional top four of yester-year has become a top six, a top eight, perhaps even a top ten.

Andy Cole has revealed how Manchester City passed on the option of signing Pep Guardiola as a player in 2005. Similarly, in his first two years at Bayern Munich, Guardiola won two Bundesliga titles and the German Cup – but a pair of semifinal exits in the Champions League have the manager still striving for what the club would deem “success”.

Therefore for the neutral, we should be grateful that such an accomplished manager has made a decision to further his managerial career in the Premier League.

The Spaniard, who eventually joined Dorados de Sinaloa, was on trial with City under Stuart Pearce at the City of Manchester Stadium just weeks after Cole had completed his transfer from Fulham.

Guardiola has been confirmed as Manuel Pellegrini’s successor and will take charge in June.

But despite all the hype, Enrique is not rattled by the potential knocking on his door over the summer regarding any interest in his players from Manchester City.

Pep Guardiola has caused waves across Europe following the announcement that he was leaving Bayern Munich for Manchester City. His obsession for the game and his knowledge which makes you a better football player.