Lillo praised his friend Pep: "Guardiola was already the best as a player"

Manchester City won against Sevilla in an inconsequential match, marked by the substitution of Kevin de Bruyne, who assisted the second British goal. The duel had a great attraction in the dugouts, as Pep Guardiola and Jorge Sampaoli -both coached by Juanma Lillo- faced each other.

The current Al Sadd coach was interviewed on 'Radio Marca' on Thursday. In the interview, he did not hesitate to praise the Catalan coach once again: "Pep has everything as a coach, he was the best when he was a player. He was already winning everything before I arrived, so...", he said.

In addition, he also gave his point of view after the duel between the City-Sevilla managers on Wednesday: "That game can't be analysed without the context that we all know. Besides, both were no longer playing for qualification. But it was good.

The Spanish coach explained his experience in Qatar and the problems he faces every week: "They have been with the national team for six or seven months. Besides, the boys who replaced him did very well... and the Olympic team has taken six of them. Between them and the 18 we have in the senior squad, we don't have the team at all.

Lillo was asked about the Real Sociedad project, a team from his homeland: "I haven't seen them as much as I would have liked to. Every time I watch Real Sociedad playing I enjoy it. Firstly, because they win; and secondly, because of the way they do it, with a lot of merit.