Pep Guardiola met with Arsene Wenger over a possible move to Arsenal when he was a playerArsene Wenger revealed he was once visited by Pep Guardiola when the former Barcelona player wanted to sign for Arsenal. Guardiola made more than 250 appearances for Barcelona as a player, before a series of brief spells at the likes of Roma and Brescia, and retired in 2006. Arsenal vs Man City Live onWenger told beIN Sports: "I talked to him a few times and once he came to my house when he was a player, because he wanted to play for Arsenal." Despite their shock defeat against Wigan in the FA Cup on Monday, Manchester City will hope to claim their first trophy of the campaign against the Gunners at the weekend. "I think I respect what he does because he has a clear vision of the game, he has a positive attitude, a positive philosophy.

Source: Sky sports February 20, 2018 18:22 UTC