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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola: Nobody plays better than Barcelona

New Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says that Barcelona are the best in the world, but that he is equally concerned about facing Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League.

City take on Barca, who are coached by Luis Enrique, at the Camp Nou on Oct. 19 and then host them two weeks later at the Etihad Stadium in a Group C that also includes Celtic and Gladbach.

And former Barcelona manager Guardiola, who joined City after three seasons in charge of Bayern Munich, told Catalunya Radio: "We will play against the best. Nobody plays better than Barca.