PSG Superstar Lionel Messi Names Pep Guardiola As the Best Manager He Has Ever Played Under

• Pep Guardiola will always hold a special place in Lionel Messi’s heart after the Argentine superstar called him his greatest ever manager
• Messi was managed by Guardiola at Barcelona between 2008 to 2012 in what is the club’s most successive period in history
• Guardiola is regarded as one of football’s greatest managers following his successes at Barcelona, Bayern Munich, and Manchester City

Meanwhile, Lionel Messi has named Pep Guardiola as the best coach he has ever played under after he rose to prominence in world football under the Spaniard at Barcelona, Sport Bible reports.

Guardiola had a massive influence on Messi's career and modern football in general as his emphasis on possession and overloads saw several managers emulate his methods.

Messi says the current Manchester City boss is special because of the way he always communicates his strategies before every match, Eurosport reports.

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"Probably the best coach I've ever had, Guardiola has something special to prepare for matches and to communicate them."

Messi and Guardiola worked together at Barcelona for four seasons at Barcelona between 2008 to 2012, winning won four La Liga titles and two UEFA Champions League trophies.

Messi claims Guardiola ruined football

Lionel Messi has spoken glowingly about former manager Pep Guardiola but the Paris Saint-Germain forward has ironically hinted the Manchester City boss has ruined football, Sport Bible reports.

Messi joked that Pep Guardiola’s achievements have made football worse off as he made the sport look too easy which forced other coaches to emulate his style.

Pep Guardiola is regarded as one of football’s greatest-ever managers following his successes in Spain with Barcelona, in Germany with Bayern Munich, and in Manchester City in England.

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4 records Messi can break in Qatar

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Lionel Messi will make another stab at winning the FIFA World Cup and complete all sets of trophies available to him.

For a player who has set the pace of football discussion for more than 10 years, it is surprisingly weird that he is yet to win the World Cup.

Ahead of Qatar, Messi's prime target will be to win it finally, but there are some other records that he might or most certainly break subconsciously.