Pep Guardiola reaction to Man City goals showed he was wrong about Thomas Tuchel

While the Etihad celebrated Manchester City earning vital breathing room against Bayern Munich, Pep Guardiola called his assistants together to debate their next move.

This was a night when Guardiola was at his most animated. He was rarely out of his technical area, guiding his team in minute detail to an outstanding performance that just oozed class.

It was a statement of intent from the Blues. It will take a serious team to stop them in the Champions League this season, or one of those bonkers nights they can sometimes throw in.

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And it had Guardiola's fingerprints all over it. After Bernardo Silva's second goal Rodolfo Borrell and Enzo Maresca entered into a heated discussion with Guardiola. When Borrell left the scene Maresca continued to make his point. At one stage he had both hands on his boss' chest as they decided what to do.

As the players returned to their own half Guardiola waved across Rodri and recent substitute Julian Alvarez for some new instructions. The state of the game had changed so the approach had to as well.

It was that kind of night at the Etihad, where the action on the touchline was nearly as fascinating as the action on the pitch. I say nearly, because the quality of football in terrible conditions was breathtaking at times.

Guardiola has regularly suggested that opposite number Thomas Tuchel is one of the best managers in the world.

On Monday afternoon Guardiola has suggested his opposite number Thomas Tuchel might be the best manager in the world. Takes one to know one. And they do know plenty about each other.

Sometimes the raw statistics don't tell us the whole truth. There is a perception that Tuchel is, if not