The day that Barcelona called Natxo Gonzalez: Guardiola wants to talk to you LaLiga Santander - FC Barcelona The two have a great relationship

It's widely known that a young Pep Guardiola wanted to soak up as much knowledge as possible from experienced football brains like Marcelo Bielsa and Cesar Luis Menotti.

But, lesser known is that the current Manchester City coach looked to learn methods and styles of play from less famous coaches.

One of those that he has spoken to several times is Natxo Gonzalez.

The two men coincided when Guardiola was in charge of the Barcelona B team and Natxo was at Sant Andreu.

One day, the now Deportiva La Coruna coach's phone rang.

"Guardiola wants to speak to you," the voice on the other end said.

Since then, the pair have met on a number of occasions.

Natxo Gonzalez has even visited Manchester and Guardiola has been following the Basque's journey since his time in Reus.

Natxo sees Pep as a reference point and is clear about what he admires most about the City boss.

"Above all I like his message and his ability to convince people," Natxo said.

"You can speak to him for ten hours and be left with your mouth open by his verbal and non verbal communication."