Pep Guardiola will succeed at Manchester City, according to Michael Ballack, but he must be given time to implement his philosophy.
Michael Ballack believes Manchester City represents a "big, big project" for Pep Guardiola and hopes the former Bayern Munich boss will get the time he needs to succeed.
Guardiola has made an impressive start to life at the Etihad, an edgy 2-1 win over Sunderland and a 4-1 dismantling of Stoke City sandwiching a 5-0 thrashing of Steaua Bucharest in the Champions League.
Former Germany international Ballack was impressed by Guardiola's work in the Bundesliga and is confident he will bring further trophies to City, but stressed patience may be required in the early going.