Emery Lavishes Praise On Guardiola Ahead Of Crunch Match

Arsenal manager Unai Emery has lavished praise on Manchester City gaffer Pep Guardiola. The two teams are set to take on each other in the next encounter in the Premier League. While the Citizens would look to bounce back from their shock defeat against Newcastle United in their last outing, Arsenal would look to make it two wins in two matches after their 2-1 win against Cardiff City in the last match.

Speaking to the media in the pre-match press conference, the Spaniard heaped praise on his compatriot. He said, “I have analysed a lot of teams and coaches and I think it’s difficult to find one coach who is better than Guardiola.”

He added, “His career is a very big career. We started together. He started with the Barcelona second team, I started with Lorca and Almeria [In Spain’s third and second tiers]. I learned a lot looking at his team — it’s good to look at each other when we are coaches to learn different things between us. I think in his career he’s doing the best in all the coaches in the world.”

Emery concluded, “He has had the possibility to take the best players at Barcelona, in Bayern and in City, little by little. He is, every year, improving with great players and also paying a lot for some players. But he led them, at Barcelona, Bayern and City, one step more every place. This, for me, is the quality that makes me say he is the best.”