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Pep Guardiola gushes over Celtic under Ange making football a 'better place' as he reveals wow moment

Pep Guardiola was 'wowed' by Ange Postecoglou when they first faced - and he's not surprised at his unbridled success at Celtic.

The Australian and the Spaniard will square off once again as the meeting of two tactical minds is set to take place at the Etihad on Sunday. Postecoglou's all-out attacking approach that garnered him a Treble in Glasgow has often been likened to the exciting football Guardiola opted at Barcelona, Bayern Munich and now with Champions League-winning Manchester City. Ange style's exploded on to the Parkhead scene and Guardiola admits he watched on with intent as the Hoops scooped up the plaudits - including a Treble.

But it was a pre-season trip previously well documented between City and Yokohama that first opened the 52-year-old's eyes to what Postecoglou could do. He would also be shocked if the Aussie ditched that approach come the big game on Sunday.

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He said on Postecoglou: "What he has done in the past in Japan and of course in Glasgow with Celtic and now Spurs, I think he makes football a better place, people like Ange. I’ve said many times that I am a manager but also a spectator, I enjoy a lot the way they play, the approach they have, and all the Spurs and fans in England can see they’ve been really good.

"Is he going to change when they play against us? Absolutely not. This is not going to happen. It would be a surprise. Three or four pre-seasons ago we played Yokohama and he was manager, we watched some clips before the games. I said 'wow' there are things I like about it. I said to the players, we have to be ready, we're going to face a good team.

"We won because we had better

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