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- Updated: October 18, 2016
Manchester City are better under Pep Guardiola than they were under Manuel Pellegrini, says Barcelona defender Gerard Pique.
Guardiola returns to the Nou Camp as City manager on Wednesday for their Champions League tie and will come up against centre-back Pique, who was a member of the Barcelona team which won 14 trophies between 2008 and 2012 under the Spaniard.
Barca beat City four times out of four in the group stages of the 2013-14 and 2014-15 competitions when Pellegrini was in charge at the Etihad.
Pique expects a tougher task on Wednesday night, saying: “Pep made a mark on all of us that were with him, there was a before and after. We understood football in a different way and he changed the history of the club.
“I only have complimentary words for him. He gave me …