Pep Guardiola reveals his new favorite player and surprises the world

Pep Guardiola is in Japan to work in the preseason. In their first friendly match, Manchester City defeated the Yokohama Mariners 5-3, Erling Haaland scored two goals and the coach made several decisions at the end of this match.

Guardiola had his best season with Manchester City after winning the Champions League. In recent years this club has dominated the Premier League and its rivals, Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United are tired of being beaten by the Citizens.

Manchester City have only signed midfielder Mateo Kovavic in this transfer market and have had problems signing other players. In addition, Bernardo Silva, Kyle Walker and Aymeric Laporte plan to leave the team to be able to sign with other clubs.

Pep Guardiola has always said that the best player he has trained is Lionel Messi and considers him the greatest of all time, but now there is a footballer who has surprised the Manchester City coach with his performance. This is Rodri.

Guardiola chose Rodri

"People talk about Haaland, but what a year Rodri has had. I don't know if there is a better midfielder than him right now," Guardiola said after winning the Champions League. In his first preseason game, the player scored against the Yokohama Mariners.