Just a minor point of order, if he was 'Little Guardiola', how come he ended up playting for Rangers and Everton?
Well, quite. One wonders what nickname they gave to Guardiola himself. I chiefly remember young Pep as having the enviable, even dream, task for a midfielder of playing behind Stoichkov and Romario.
"Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.
"But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."