Pep Guardiola on Julián Álvarez: “We have a world champion in our team”

The coach of the Manchester City, Josep Guardiolawas glad this Wednesday publicly that the Argentines Lionel Messi Y Julian Alvarez they will win the World Cup Qatar The last Sunday.

Messi was one of the banners of Guardiola’s successful period at the helm of FC Barcelona and Álvarez is a member of the current City squad.

“We are delighted for Julián. He played a lot and his contribution was incredible for the team, the way he played. We have a world champion in our team”, Guardiola celebrated on the eve of Manchester City taking on Liverpool in the fourth round (round of 16) of the English League Cup.

“We are incredibly happy for him. Congratulations to him, also to Nico Otamendi (former Manchester City player) and, of course and personally, to Leo Messi. Also for Argentina as a country, he has deserved to be the champion ”, he pointed out.

About Messi, who won two Champions Leagues under Guardiola at Barça, the Catalan coach said that for him he is “the best”.

“It is difficult to understand how a player can play and do what he has done in the last 10 or 15 years”, stressed the coach.

“People who saw Pelé, or (Alfredo) Di Stéfano, or (Diego) Maradona, can say which are their favorites. In those opinions there may be a sentimental approach. If he (Messi) had not won the World Cup, my opinion about what he has done for world football would not be different, but it is normal that for people it could depend on whether he won ”, he estimated.