The Man City player Pep Guardiola said was just a level below Lionel Messi eight games after managing him

Pep Guardiola and Lionel Messi’s careers are synonymous with each other due to how much of a role each party played in their respective rise to the top.

Messi admitted Guardiola impacted him massively as the Catalan tactician elevated him into becoming the best player in the world at Barcelona.

Pep Guardiola tried signing Messi at Manchester City despite him being on the wrong side of 30 in 2020 — and while a move was on the cards, the Argentine eventually pledged his allegiance to the…