Pep Guardiola has already made thoughts on Xabi Alonso perfectly clear amid Man City plan

Pep Guardiola thinks Manchester City would be in safe hands with Xabi Alonso, if his previous thoughts are anything to go by.

Guardiola, 53, is currently set to depart the Etihad Stadium next season when his contract expires. He is yet to make a decision on his future at the club, having already spent nine years in charge of the Premier League champions.

Nevertheless, it appears City are eyeing up potential successors to the ex-Barcelona boss, with the Bayer Leverkusen chief Alonso rumoured to be a potential target. If Alonso is to replace Guardiola in the future – ten years after playing under him at Bayern Munich – the current City would likely be a happy man.

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When Alonso was being ushered as a potential replacement to Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool, Guardiola was asked about his thoughts on the Spaniard potentially succeeding the German. At the time, the Catalan said: "That’s a question for Liverpool and of course I’m not going to answer because I don’t know the ideas that I have.

"But if you ask me about the job he’s doing…honestly…wow! The only team that’s unbeaten in all competitions, fighting in the way with Bayern Munich there.

"Now they are in the position that they cannot win the Bundesliga, they can lose the Bundesliga but everybody thinks it’s done. Now is the most difficult thing because it’s not done until it’s done.

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"But, wow! Not just the way they play, they didn’t lose one game in the Europa League, the Pokal in Germany, the