Xabi Alonso hails 'amazing' Pep

Bayern Munich player, Xabi Alonso has done an appraisal of his former boss, Pep Guardiola who now holds the forte at the Etihad Stadium.

In three months in charge, Guardiola has won all of his 10 competitive matches and even equalled the record set by former coach, Carlo Ancelotti and this has left the ex-Real Madrid player in awe.

He told Marca."Pep has a natural talent to understand football and to then transform that understanding on to his players."

"He likes to have the ball and for his players to show courage and you can just feel this. What he has done at Manchester City over the past two months is amazing. The desire his players have to prove themselves to the fans and the coach is the result of Pep's work. He is very demanding and methodical."