The Manchester City boss worked with the at Bayern Munich right-back for three seasons and the Catalan's expressed his admiration for the World Cup
Pep Guardiola has lavished praise on Philipp Lahm, hailing the retiring Bayern Munich stalwart as “a special person" in the Manchester City coach's life.
Lahm announced this week that he will retire from football at the end of the season, bringing an end to a professional career that will have lasted almost 25 years when it comes to a close.
The 33-year-old World Cup winner has been at Bayern since 1995, winning seven Bundesliga titles as well as six DFB-Pokal crowns, while he has played in three Champions League finals – emerging victorious once.