Pep Guardiola is convinced Xabi Alonso will follow him in becoming a top manager.
The central midfielder — who Guardiola signed at Bayern Munich in 2014 — announced this week that he is retiring at the end of the season.
Bayern are also losing Philipp Lahm from May and Manchester City's boss believes Alonso has the mindset to succeed as a No 1.
'We were rivals, big rivals when he was at Real Madrid,' Guardiola said.