Guardiola is expected to invest heavily in his squad at Manchester City

"It's great that so many top managers are here," Guardiola said.

But addressing the media for the first time he revealed that he is impressed by the strength of his colleagues in the Premier League.

In February City confirmed that Guardiola would replace Manuel Pellegrini this summer and the Spaniard held his first training session at the club earlier this week.

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The two are eyed as potential replacements for Kompany and the new manager admitted he would only be able to back the current captain if he can avoid injury.

"My dream for Vincent Kompany is to be fit," Guardiola added.

"Especially in the last two years he played not too many games.

"The captain has a lot of experience, he is a magnificent central defender but he has to be fit.

"I spoke with him to say just focus on your body.

"Forget about the other things, just focus to recover and come back where you were in the past.

"After that, Vincent will decide for himself but we are sure of his quality."