Pep Guardiola makes quit admission as Man City boss comments on Jurgen Klopp's new job

Pep Guardiola insists he would sooner quit football than follow into an executive role.

The boss arrived into the dugout back in 2008 when he first took charge of . Since then he's only had one year away from management and is currently into his ninth season at the Etihad with talk of him potentially extending his contract.

Should he decide against doing so, Guardiola maintains he will either be a manager or in no role at all. Klopp recently called time on his stint at , where he spent almost nine years, but has already taken on a new role, albeit not as a manager.

The German has , meaning he will influence matters at the clubs they own in Leipzig, New York and Salzburg. Guardiola though has no interest in following his former rival.

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He said: "I like the green grass. To be the man in the tie, I do not like it. I would criticise my manager a lot! I can't do it. Still I like coming here in the morning to work - I love it! This is the main reason I am a manager.

"I am thinking about on Sunday and the messages I have to tell them (the players), the images I have to see, the training I have to prepare. I want to beat Wolves desperately."

Guardiola has rewritten the history books at every club he's been at. Whilst in Manchester he's won six of the past seven titles. City have just won four on the trot - a feat never before achieved - and his side are favourites to claim a fifth in a row.

Several of his records have superseded those set by Sir , who remains the most successful Premier League manager following his achievements with . Guardiola twice downed Ferguson in finals but has refused to be drawn into a comparison on their respective legacies.

He said: "In this country and all around the , Sir Alex Ferguson is the best. For the time, for the change of teams, for the trophies. Being close to one of the most important managers of all time is more than enough. It's an incredible honour for me and for all the staff, all the assistants and all the players I've had.

"For the United fans, it's always Sir Alex. Absolutely fine. I'm not saying I'm a bad manager, otherwise I could not be here for a long time and be a success, but to be best or not best, that is, believe me, it's not important.

"Just to say Djokovic is better than Nadal, Nadal than Federer, Federer than Djokovic, so all three are exceptional. Jurgen Klopp made me a better manager, made me better manager, now is making better manager."

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