Guardiola better than Klopp, Tuchel and Conte - Roy Keane

FT Desk

• 22 Dec 2021 13:15 CST
• 3 min read

Manchester United legend and Sky Sports pundit Roy Keane has heaped praise on Pep Guardiola and believes that the Man City manager is the best in the Premier League.

The Premier League is blessed with arguably the four best club managers in world football right now in Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp (at Liverpool), Thomas Tuchel (at Chelsea) and Antonio Conte (at Tottenham Hotspur).

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But Keane believes that Guardiola is a step above all of his rivals.

What did Keane say about Guardiola?

“I remember we did a game last year, I didn’t write off Man City but I think I said they lost their mojo,” Keane said on Sky Bet’s Driving Home for Christmas.

“And then they won the league and it was like a doddle to them.

“Obviously I know they put in the hard work, but they won it and United finished second but United were never going to catch them, I’d never bet against Man City now, I’ve just learnt my lesson from last year.

“It doesn’t necessarily mean Liverpool or Chelsea can’t pip them to the title, but I think Pep is the man, I look at all of the managers I think Pep is the man. He is the best.

“People say he’s got the best players, but you still have to manage them, you still have to find a style of play and if you’re going to pick a team to watch it’s going to be Manchester City aren’t you.”

Guardiola took over as Man City manager in 2016 and has since won three Premier League titles among a host of other domestic honours.

And Guardiola is on course to win a fourth Premier League trophy as his side is currently top of the table, three points ahead of Klopp’s Liverpool and six ahead of Tuchel’s Chelsea.