Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he is in love with Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti, while he also lavished Lionel Messi in praise after his side lost in the Champions League.
Messi scored his first goal for PSG after Idrissa Gueye s opening-half breakthrough in Tuesday s 2-0 victory over City in the French capital.
While Messi stole the headlines with his stunning 74th-minute goal, Guardiola heaped praise on Verratti – who helped Italy win Euro 2020 before the start of the season.
I m in love, Guardiola told reporters post-match. He s an exceptional player because he s under pressure and has the calmness to take on extra touch and in that moment create extra passes behind our midfield players.
I know the character and personality that he has and he did it again. I m happy he s back from his injury and yeah, an exceptional player.
He s not tall from his aspect from outside, but when you see how he moves, how he plays… he s not a player for long distance passes, but you can count on him to always help to make a build up and know exactly where the spaces are to create other situations.
Especially in the first half, second half was much better controlled by Kevin [De Bruyne], but first half we were a little bit soft with him.
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