“Since he was born” – Pep Guardiola praises David Moyes ahead of Manchester City trip to Everton

“Since he was born” – Pep Guardiola praises David Moyes ahead of Manchester City trip to Everton Guardiola jokes that David Moyes “has been really good everywhere” since he was born Man City manager pays tribute to the Everton boss’s enduring passion for management City travel to the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Monday night in a crucial Premier League fixture Pep Guardiola has paid a warm and witty tribute to Everton manager David Moyes ahead of Monday night’s Premier League meeting between the two sides. Manchester City head to Merseyside knowing that three points would keep the pressure firmly on Arsenal in the title race, with the Gunners facing Fulham on Saturday evening and capable of extending their lead to six points before City travel to Merseyside. The stakes could scarcely be higher for Guardiola’s side, who have won six successive games in all competitions and remain in contention for a domestic treble.

Everton vs Manchester City (Premier League): Match Preview, Team News, Stats, Head to Head, How to Watch It is in that context that Guardiola turned his attention to the man in the opposing dugout – one of English football’s most respected and experienced managers, who guided Everton to safety last season and has rebuilt the Toffees into side competing for European football in their first campaign at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. Guardiola: Since he was born, really good everywhere Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Guardiola was full of admiration for Moyes and delivered his tribute with the kind of deadpan warmth that has become a hallmark of his dealings with fellow managers. “David Moyes, since he was born, has been really good everywhere and still has the passion at his age to train, which is nice,” he said.

The remark is a genuine compliment dressed in gentle humour. Moyes has managed in the Premier League for over two decades across spells at Everton, Manchester United , West Ham and now back on Merseyside, accumulating a reputation as one of the most dependable and tactically astute coaches of his generation. His current Everton side will present a stern test for City on Monday night, with the Toffees well-organised and difficult to break down at home – precisely the kind of opponent Guardiola has repeatedly warned his players not to underestimate during the run-in.

Ahead of Manchester City’s first-ever trip to the Hill Dickinson Stadium, Guardiola fondly remembered his previous experiences managing at Goodison Park. “The old Everton stadium (Goodison Park) was so cool, so nice, so British – I loved to go there,” the Catalan added. Pep Guardiola responds to Premier League scheduling of Man City’s nightmare run-in What is at stake for Man City against Everton?