“He's at a big club - it's a matter of time”. Guardiola praised Brentford coach after the match

In the fourth round of the English Premier League, Manchester City got a hard victory over Brentford (2:1).

After the match, City head coach Pep Guardiola spared no compliments for his vis-a-vis, Brentford head coach Thomas Frank. Guardiola believes it's only a “matter of time” before Frank gets one of the big jobs in European soccer.

“Brentford are an outstanding team. What they do always makes sense. Every corner is a headache. They are compact. They have a high pressing game this season. Thomas is one of the best coaches in the EPL.

Thomas at a top European club? I think it's just a matter of time,” Guardiola said.

After hearing Guardiola's comments after the match, Frank thanked Pep for the praise but sidestepped the issue of changing clubs.

“First of all, thank you for the compliments, Pep, it's always a pleasure. There are many reasons why I admire Pep. He always shows class and he did that the last time we beat them here, almost 50 games ago.

I am very happy at Brentford but maybe one day I will try something new,” Frank replied.

By the way, in the match against Brentford, Erling Haaland surpassed Eric Cantona in the number of goals in the EPL and set a league record.