Manchester City fans have joked that iconic English manager Neil Warnock will succeed Pep Guardiola after spending a day with the club.

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Warnock spends day with Man CityHails Guardiola as the "greatest" managerCity fans joke he will succeed SpaniardFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?

On Thursday, former Sheffield United manager Warnock paid City's training ground a visit, where he enjoyed a "great day" with the team and Guardiola. After hailing him as the best manager in his lifetime, fans quipped that the 76-year-old could replace the Spaniard at the Etihad when his contract ends in 2027.

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@eyesareopen78 wrote on X: "Pep's succession plan been revealed?"

@sana_unnisa7 tweeted: "What a day! Surrounded by legends and led by the GOAT—Pep’s influence is unmatched."

@_savinha_ commented: "Warnock saw most Fergie’s matches and still went for Pep as the GOAT. He knows ball."

@Swanny289 put: "I hoped they enjoyed it by being disciplined," and @FITRADER8 added: "Greatest Premier League manager of all time and Greatest Championship manager ever."

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Guardiola will undoubtedly go down as one of the best managers of all time, partly for the success he has had at Barcelona, City, and Bayern Munich, but also for how many coaches have been influenced by his style and tactics. He will certainly be a very hard act to follow at City.

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WHAT NEXT?

Guardiola's City are next in Premier League action on Friday night at home to in-form Wolves.