Graeme Souness believes that Pep Guardiola is no genius and part of his success has been down to having the best players at his disposal.
The Spanish boss is closing in on a record-breaking fourth Premier League title in a row, and could complete another league and FA Cup double before the end of another triumphant season.
However, speaking on William Hill’s new podcast, Three Up Front, the former Scotland midfielder claims that part of Guardiola's success at Barcelona, Bayern Munich and City has been having the luxury of coaching the best players in the world.
Souness said: “Pep Guardiola has managed three clubs and in all of those he has had the best group of players in whatever league he’s been in.
"He took over from Frank Rijkaard at Barcelona where he had Lionel Messi, Andrés Iniesta, Xavi and many others. He went to Bayern Munich after they had just won the quadruple. Then he came to Manchester City where he took over a side that both Manuel Pellegrini and Roberto Mancini had won the Premier League with.
“He took over an exceptional group of players in every case. City are the richest team in England and they only needed the slightest bit of tweaking when he took over. He obviously manages players very well, but there is no genius there. It is just about having the best players.”
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