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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has lauded Ange Postecoglou's ground-breaking arrival in the Premier League with Tottenham Hotspur.
Postecoglou was announced as Spurs manager on a four-year deal on Tuesday and will take the reins on July 1, becoming the first Australian to lead a team in the top flight of English men's football.
Legendary manager Guardiola and Postecoglou crossed paths in July 2019 when the Melburnian was leading J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos.
Postecoglou and Guardiola (pictured with Takuya Kida, left, and Phil Foden, right) coached against each other when Man City played a friendly against Yokohama F. Marinos in 2019
The Man City boss praised the Australian for doing 'an incredible job' with Celtic, guiding the team to a record Scottish treble last season
City and Marinos played a friendly, which the English powerhouse won 3-1, but the Japanese club had 58 per cent of possession.
'Another exceptional manager is coming,' Guardiola told reporters ahead of City's Champions League final against Inter Milan, when the English club will