Pep praise for Conte

MANCHESTER City manager Pep Guardiola claims his Chelsea counterpart Antonio Conte is the best in the business and he has much to learn from him.

Former Italy boss Conte is on course to deliver the Premier League title in his first season at Stamford Bridge. That is despite a surprise slip-up at Crystal Palace last weekend and with Guardiola's City hoping to condemn them to another defeat tonight at Stamford Bridge.

Guardiola said: "My opinion about my colleague Conte is that he's superb, maybe he's the best. How he was able to make Italy play beautiful football, Juventus too.

"He's an excellent manager. I learn a lot when I see his teams - Juventus, Italy and now. Their teams control a lot of aspects. It's a good lesson for me to see his teams and learn."