Pep Guardiola: I see myself managing Manchester United one day

Germany: A new book on the Catalan coach's first season at Bayern Munich reveals his esteem for the Old Trafford club.      

Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola says he can imagine managing Manchester United at some stage in his career.

A book on the Catalan's first year in Germany, Pep Confidential, reveals that Guardiola voiced the desire to his assistant during a visit to Old Trafford during Sir Alex Ferguson's final season at the club.

Spanish journalist Marti Perarnau, who was granted unprecedented access by Guardiola, writes of the former Barcelona coach's thoughts on Bayern's training complex: "[He] was impressed and told Manel Estiarte [his personal assistant] privately: "I like this place. I could see myself coaching here one day.

"Pep had said something very similar a few months before, at Manchester United.

"The day after beating Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final, Guardiola and Estiarte travelled to Manchester to watch their next opponent in action.

"It was May 4, 2011, and the pair sat together in the stands of Old Trafford watching Sir Alex Ferguson's team beat Schalke 4-1. Once again Pep had turned to his friend and said: ‘I like this atmosphere. I could see myself coaching here one day.'