Guardiola is preparing for his just second meeting with Postecoglou since guiding his Citizens side to a 3-1 pre-season friendly win over Japanese outfit Yokohama F Marinos in July 2019.
Postecoglou spent three years in charge of Yokohama, winning the J1 League title in 2019, before moving to Celtic where he won five domestic trophies over a two-year period, including back-to-back Scottish Premiership titles.
The Australian has since taken the reigns at Tottenham and made an impressive start to life in the Premier League, winning eight and drawing two of his opening 10 games and as well as claiming the Manager of the Month awards for August, September and October.
Spurs have since been hampered by an injury crisis and have lost each of their last three league games, subsequently slipping down to fifth in the table, but they are only three points behind Man City in second, who have drawn their last two games against Chelsea and Liverpool.
Guardiola has been impressed with the Postecoglou's impact at Spurs and his previous clubs, and believed the 58-year-old «makes football a better place».
«I met [Postecoglou] just once in three or four pre-seasons ago against Yokohama,» Guardiola said at a press conference on Friday. «It was the second pre-season game and I said wow, there are things I like.
»I said to the players I know you're not ready but we will face a good team in challenges, intense in build-up and use the keeper in the process.
«We won, all respect to Yokohama but we had better players, but I realised for the first time I met him and have
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