Outside of the great Johan Cruyff, there has arguably been no greater influence upon Pep Guardiola’s generation-defining coaching career than Marcelo Bielsa.
It was no surprise, therefore, that a warm tribute to the recently unseated Leeds United boss was first on the agenda for Guardiola at his Monday press conference to preview Manchester City’s FA Cup fifth-round trip to Peterborough United.
“I’m so sorry for him. His legacy is there, in the Leeds city and club, and I'm pretty sure with the players,“ Guardiola said.
