Pep Guardiola used a passage of his new book, The Evolution, to wax lyrical about Antonio Conte. The Manchester City boss sees a lot of himself in the Italian and believes Conte, alongside Borussia Dortmund's Thomas Tuchel, is the most exciting prospect in world management.
Guardiola saw Conte as one of his biggest challengers going into this Premier League season and now, just inside December, there has been no evidence for that to change.
The pair lock horns for the first time on Saturday when City host Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium. Here, Sportsmail looks at where the game could be won and lost.