Pep Guardiola tips Brentford boss Thomas Frank for managerial transfer “sooner or later” | OneFootball

Brentford manager Thomas Frank will make a move to one of Europe’s premier clubs in the near future, Pep Guardiola admitted this week.

The Manchester City manager was speaking after of a mammoth week for the club across competitions in which the reigning Premier League champions face back-to-back away clashes in the top-flight against two tough oppositions.

Brentford is up next for the club as Manchester City look to make it four wins in a row across competitions having recorded back-to-back wins in the top-flight against Leicester City and West Ham either side of New Year.

And last time out, it was a sizeable victory over Salford City that ensured Pep Guardiola and his players of their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup, dismissing of the League Two high-flyers courtesy of an 8-0 win at the Etihad Stadium.

Speaking during his pre-match press conference at the City Football Academy on Monday afternoon, Pep Guardiola insisted to reporters that Manchester City face a stern and very different test when they travel to Brentford in the Premier League this week.

“Tomorrow [Tuesday night] we have an enormously difficult game [against Brentford]. Always the teams of Thomas [Frank] creates a lot of problems. They are a fantastic, fantastic team,” Guardiola exclaimed.

Such is the admiration for Frank’s achievements and work at the Gtech Community Stadium that Pep Guardiola also believes it is only a matter of time before the Brentford boss is snapped up by a larger club operating in European football.

“I have the feeling that he’s so happy there [at Brentford], he’s comfortable,” Guardiola began by clarifying. “But I have the feeling all the time that sooner or later, he will be appointed with a team to fight for the higher targets and he will do it really well.”

Manchester City will be hoping to record a win against a tough opposition to further escalate a growing feeling of confidence within the dressing room after a hugely challenging November and December period of the campaign.

Pep Guardiola and his players firmly believe that they are out of the race for the Premier League crown, lying sixth coming into the midweek round of fixtures, while their UEFA Champions League campaign is hanging by a thread with two matches remaining.