"Southampton have the best free-kick taker I have ever seen - or at least in the world right now."
For a man who worked with and helped shape Lionel Messi on his record-breaking journey to immortality, there could have been no higher praise from Pep Guardiola as he lauded Southampton midfielder James Ward-Prowse during his latest trip to St Mary's last month.
Guardiola did not stop there, either.
