Aymeric Laporte has become the latest player to join Josep Guardiola's revolution at Manchester City, moving to England after the Premier League leaders agreed to pay the release clause in his Athletic Club contract. UEFA.com examines what the French centre-back will bring to the side. FactfileDate of birth: 27/05/1994Nationality: FrenchPosition: defenderPreferred foot: leftHeight: 191cmAttacking from defence
Tag: Guardiola’s
Derby joy for Arsenal, perfect ten for Guardiola’s City
Group AArsenal 3-0 Chelsea (Alexis Sánchez 11, Walcott 14, Özil 40)Alexis Sánchez (100th) and Theo Walcott (350th) scored on milestone appearances for the Gunners in a resounding London derby success. The only downside for Arsène Wenger was a first-half knee injury sustained by midfielder Francis Coquelin. St Gallen 1-3 Basel (Aratore 14; Delgado 25, Gelmi og 75, Doumbia 90pen)The matchday one draw with Ludogorets Razgrad is the only game this term Basel have failed to win.Toulouse 2-0 Paris (Bodiger 48pen, Durmaz 7... UEFA.com - News
Guardiola’s place in Bayern coaching pantheon
Bayern München clinched their 26th Bundesliga title on Saturday, their fourth in a row.Having taken the title in record time on his 2013/14 bow at the club, Josep Guardiola will leave for Manchester City in the summer having won the league in all three of his Bundesliga seasons, playing his part in coaching the club to an unprecedented fourth straight German championship.The 45-year-old has overseen some dramatic successes since his arrival in 2013, but as UEFA.com discovers, he was not able to match the heights scaled by some of Bayern's all-time coaching greats.