Xavi Hernandez was today unveiled as the new manager of Barcelona following a presentation at the club. And Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was in attendance for the event.
As reported by AS, numerous famous faces from Barcelona’s storied history attended the presentation of Xavi. With Guardiola being one of the names travelling to Catalonia to watch the event.
The City manager was key behind Xavi’s success at Barcelona and who the former Spanish international established himself as one of the best midfielders in the modern era of football.
Indeed, Guardiola’s Barcelona side are regarded as one of the best club sides in the history of football. And Xavi was one of the key players in the team alongside midfield partner Andreas Iniesta.
And now, Xavi will be tasked with saving the sinking ship that is Barcelona in 2021. The La Liga giants sit ninth in the standings and face the genuine possibility of dropping into the UEFA Europa League via a third-place finish in the UEFA Champions League.
Indeed, Xavi faces one of the hardest tasks in football. And on social media, City fans were happy to see Guardiola attend the presentation for the new Barcelona manager.
City fans react as Guardiola attends Xavi presentation
Fans around the world will be interested to see how Xavi does at Barcelona, and with so many well-known names in the world of football attending the presentation, the pressure is on for the former Spanish international.
Here’s what some City fans had to say on Twitter about Guardiola attending Xavi’s presentation…
https://twitter.com/Tobiloba_O/status/1457635704205418496
https://twitter.com/mcfcmam/status/1457544756100280320
https://twitter.com/iamegiga/status/1457484814303600644
https://twitter.com/kunaguero_9320/status/1457448557649272837
https://twitter.com/wati__anton/status/1457448555862544391
https://twitter.com/garethbarreh/status/1457450604557742082
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