The Catalan's first season at the Etihad Stadium has not gone entirely to plan but his team did at least score his idea of the perfect goal
Things may not have entirely gone to plan for Pep Guardiola at Manchester City this season, but he did at least achieve his idea of footballing perfection on Saturday afternoon.
Guardiola has had a very clear idea of how football should be played since his early days as a player in Barcelona.
Perhaps the starkest example was when he would speak on the telephone with Jorge Valdano and Angel Cappa, then in charge at Barca’s arch rivals Real Madrid, during the 1994 World Cup, and criticise the stodgy playing style of Spain’s then manager, Javier Clemente.