He tops the charts for assists in the Premier League this term with 14 and he has been worth every penny of the £55million fee City paid to Wolfsburg in 2015.
A likeable character as well, De Bruyne has the vision and ability to execute passes perfectly and under Guardiola his performances have gone to the next level. (GP)
A key component in one of the best teams of all time at both club and international level, Xavi was one of Guardiola’s most reliable and consistent players during their Barcelona days.
The 38-year-old, now in Qatar with Al Sadd, has won an incredible 31 trophies – eight of them LaLiga titles, four Champions Leagues, a World Cup and two European Championships.
He was the top assist provider in LaLiga in 2008/09 and 2009/10 and developed a formidable partnership with Sergio Busquets and Andres Iniesta in a midfield that took the workload off the front three.
He assisted Lionel Messi for a total of 31 goals and was the heartbeat of Barcelona’s tiki-taka side. (GP)
The most successful Spanish footballer in history, Iniesta, like Xavi, was a key part of Spain and Barcelona’s dominant era.
Although he cannot play as many minutes as he has done in the past, the 33-year-old is still important in Ernesto Valverde’s side. The ultimate midfielder of his generation, with the ability to perform his defensive duties as well as carrying the ball forward, scoring and providing defence-splitting passes to his team-mates.
At his peak, he would get into any starting XI in world football. A true great of this era who excelled under Guardiola’s management. (GP)
The most obvious choice in this side comes in the form of FC Barcelona forward Lionel Messi.
The world’s greatest player continues to go from strength-to-strength and struck his 600th career goal in the victory over Atletico Madrid at the weekend.
He’s scored 539 goals for his club and added a further 61 for Argentina on the international stage, a remarkable achievement from someone who is a joy to watch.
He’s won the FIFA Ballon d’Or accolade on five occasions, alongside the UEFA Men's Player of the Year award a further three times. Add in the four Champions League titles he has achieved, alongside a number of other club honours, and it’s not hard to see why he is one of the greatest footballers to have played the game. (TC)
The Manchester City forward has proved to be one of the world’s best strikers during his time in England.
He’s a regular in the City line-up and has scored a number of crucial goals down the years, most notably a last-gasp winner against QPR to hand City their first Premier League title on the final day of the 2011/12 campaign. Now the club's all-time scorer, he is just one goal away from his 200th for the Citizens.
He's continued to go from strength-to-strength under Guardiola and is a pivotal part of one of the finest teams that English football has seen. Much like Messi, Aguero’s involvement in this team required little debate. (TC)
The pair were together after Henry made the switch to Barcelona from Arsenal back in 2007. Whilst at the LaLiga giants, Henry and Guardiola would go onto win Champions League title in 2009, alongside the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup in the same year.
His performances at Arsenal made him one of the best forwards to have played in the Premier League, and he was a part of the France squad that lifted the World Cup in their own country in 1998.
With Aguero and Messi sure starters in this side, Henry isn’t far behind and completes a deadly trio of forwards to have been coached under Guardiola. (TC)
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