Graeme Souness has dismissed the idea that Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is a genius, attributing his success to "having the best players".
Souness' comments were made on William Hill's new podcast 'Three Up Front', which also features Simon Jordan and Troy Deeney.
Despite Guardiola's impressive collection of 37 major trophies with Barcelona, Bayern Munich, and Manchester City, Souness is not ready to bestow the title of genius upon him.
He believes it's the calibre of players at Guardiola's disposal that has been pivotal to his trophy-laden career. During the podcast discussion, Souness said: "Pep Guardiola has managed three clubs and in all of those he has had the best group of players in whatever league he's been in. READ MORE: What Man City and Arsenal remaining opponents have left to play for ALSO READ: City are still box office for Premier League despite unresolved charges "He took over from Frank Rijkaard at Barcelona where he had Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta, Xavi and many others.
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