Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is no stranger to Everton boss Ronald Koeman in fact the two coaches were Barcelona teammates once upon a time.
Guardiola revealed in his pre-match press conference that he learned a lot from Koeman and that he was one of the first central defenders he saw that had the ability to do more than defend.
The Everton social media team shared a clip of Guardiola praising the Koeman on the official club twitter account.
? | @ManCity boss Pep Guardiola discusses former @FCBarcelona? teammate @RonaldKoeman? as the pair prepare to go head-to-head. #EFC pic.twitter.com/0DscY45by1
— Everton (@Everton) October 14, 2016
The two ex teammates will come head to head on Saturday at the Etihad in what will be their first encounter in the Premier League.