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Published 18:08 28 Dec 2017 GMT
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This was something Jamie Carragher spoke about on Wednesday night, when the praised the impact of Guardiola.
"Pep Guardiola is the star for me of Manchester City," Carragher said on Sky Sports, during coverage of City's 1-0 win over Newcastle United at St James' Park.
"They had Fernandinho at centre-back tonight, and had Eliaquim Mangala, who previous managers don't seem to have wanted, and Danilo playing at left-back when he isn't really a left-back. Sometimes for how good City are you look at the names on paper and not everyone gets into an all-time XI. I know there's been talk of Jose Mourinho saying he needs more money, but look at the improvement of two players under Guardiola. It's not just about spending money, every top club in world football spends money, that's what you have to do, but the improvement in players he has inherited is why they are so far ahead of Manchester United."
"De Bruyne is now the best player in the Premier League and could go on to be one of the best in the world if he is not there already. His improvement has come under Guardiola. Raheem Sterling did not have a great start to his Manchester City career and was not a regular, but he is now one of the best wide players in the Premier League. Look at the improvements. It's not just about spending money, every top club in world football spends money, that's what you have to do, but the improvement in players he has inherited is why they are so far ahead of Manchester United."https://twitter.com/SportsJOE_UK/status/946329196770537472 Kyle Walker, Mangala, Otamendi and Fabian Delph, a midfielder, is no-one's idea of a title winning defence. Yet, that's the back-four which finished City's 2-1 win over United at Old Trafford at the start of December. De Bruyne was frozen-out by Mourinho at Chelsea and sold for £18m. Now he's the best player in the league, thanks to his immense talent and the coaching of Guardiola. Sterling has become an assassin in front of goal, with 13 goals in 18 games in the league this season. Meanwhile, Mourinho has left Lukaku isolated up-front in big matches, a role he's completely unsuited to, and discarded Mkhitaryan, a player who recorded five assists in his first three games of the season. When it comes down to it, City are ahead of United because they have a better coach.
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