Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz has spoken about how Pep Guardiola improved him as a player. The Manchester City manager has been criticised periodically throughout his career for being reliant on the stars he has at his disposal to achieve success; last year he was directly asked for his reaction to the claims that he couldn't win the Champions League without Lionel Messi, and this season referred back to being called Fraudiola in his first campaign in England.
However, there are numerous examples of players improving during the coach's time at the Etihad during a period in which they have won eight of the last nine domestic titles and even those that have since moved on are grateful for the time spent working with Guardiola. "F
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