Confident Pep Guardiola relishing Manchester City challenge

Pep Guardiola was introduced to the Manchester City fans for the first time yesterday and told them he is relishing the challenge of furthering his managerial credentials in England.

The 45-year-old has signed a three-year deal at City and will hope to repeat the trophy-laden spells he enjoyed at Barcelona and Bayern Munich, where he won six league titles, a pair of Champions Leagues and four domestic cups across the two countries. However, the more competitive nature of the Premier League means Guardiola faces arguably his greatest task yet in delivering domestic and continental success for his new club.

Almost 6,000 supporters were present for a Q&A with Guardiola at the team’s academy base, and the Spanish boss insisted he had taken the post as Manuel Pellegrini’s successor because he wanted to test himself in England.