They may not have always seen eye to eye but Mauricio Pochettino has hailed Pep Guardiola as the world's best coach as he prepares his Paris Saint-Germain team to face Manchester City.
The pair clashed across a city as players and managers in Barcelona for Espanyol and Barca — and as Premier League rivals during Pochettino's five years at Tottenham.
He once branded Guardiola 'disrespectful' for referring to Spurs as 'the Harry Kane team' but, ahead of Wednesday's Champions League semi-final, he saluted the City boss.
'For me, he is the best,' said Pochettino, 49.