Guardiola praises Vítor Pereira: “I remember him well at FC Porto” | OneFootball

It is not the first—and probably won't be the last—time Pep Guardiola praises a Portuguese coach. After complimenting Marco Silva at Fulham, the Spanish coach also gave high praise to Vítor Pereira, then at Wolverhampton, in a preview of Manchester City's match against Nottingham Forest at the Etihad.

Guardiola was asked about Sean Dyche's successor and even recalled their first encounter in the summer of 2011, during the UEFA Super Cup. At that time, Barcelona had won the UEFA Champions League and FC Porto the UEFA Europa League with Villas-Boas, but it was Vítor Pereira's European debut at the helm of the Dragons in Monaco. The Catalans won 2-0, with Messi standing out, scoring a goal and providing an assist for Fàbregas.

"I remember him at FC Porto. It was in the [European] Super Cup, in Monaco, I remember perfectly. I remember playing against Wolverhampton last season, they were superior in the first half, we were very lucky," said Guardiola, having later won all three encounters with the Portuguese (1-0 and 4-0 against Wolves in the Premier League).

"He is a world-class coach. They were lively against Brighton and Liverpool. When we played against them with Sean Dyche, they had quality players like Morgan Gibbs-White and Callum Hudson-Odoi. They have top players and a great squad," he added, emphasizing that the Forest squad has enough quality to remain in the English league.

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