Southampton's Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has admitted he was too young to fully absorb the methods of 'the most demanding person he's ever met' in Pep Guardiola, during his time at Bayern Munich.
The midfielder spent three years under Guardiola in Bavaria, though was twice sent out on loan under the Catalan – first to Augsburg then Schalke.
And while the well respected Manchester City boss secured several titles during his time in the Bundesliga, Hojbjerg feels that if he had been older he would have benefited more from Guardiola's tutelage.
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“He is the most demanding person, not only coach, that I have ever met,” Hojbjerg told The Times.