Guardiola is his worst enemy, he raises the bar too high and there’s always an effect on its rivals to improve beyond where they thought possible without him showing the way. Eventually he meets his match, a consequence of his own genius.

Pep forced Real Madrid to get to one hundred points in the league, Dortmund also achieved record points tally when he was here, and now Liverpool. It’s not taking credit from the clubs or managers, but stating a fact.

Rivalries and new standards in competitions always key in raising the bar in any sport. Why is this anywhere close to controversial for some people, I do not know.

Competition makes footballers and coaches better, that Messi and Cristiano benefited from their rivalry, Wenger vs Fergie another fine example, it’s the same for City and Liverpool.

Find it incredible the amount of haters Pep has. Consequence of achieving so much success that every defeat of his is celebrated and every victory is diminished.