It became a bit of a deluge in the end, the number of questions Pep Guardiola fielded about the guy in the other dugout. The Manchester City manager turned to a member of staff and suggested that maybe he ought to become Roberto De Zerbi’s agent. Everybody laughed.
De Zerbi is the one hotly tipped to be taking Guardiola’s gilded seat whenever the Catalan decides to pack it in. And with good reason; nobody has improved a club quite like the Italian since he chose Brighton at the start of last season.