Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is full of praise for Patrick Vieira ahead of tonight's visit to Crystal Palace.
The league leaders head to south London in a bid to avenge their 2-0 defeat to the Eagles back in October, where goals from Wilfried Zaha and Conor Gallagher handed City a first home defeat of the campaign at the Etihad.
It is regarded as one of Vieria 's best moments of the season so far in which he has taken to Premier League management impressively well, keeping Palace in the hunt for a top-half finish and guiding them into the FA Cup quarter-finals where they face Everton next week.
“Patrick knows perfectly the Premier League, he has been one of the best players of all time in this league," Guardiola told reporters at his pre-match press conference on Thursday.
“He knows the stadiums, the media, the smell of the competition. Personally, I'm happy he's going well.
“Seeing their run, one loss in eight games in all competitions, the physicality, organisation, quality upfront, especially with [Wilfried] Zaha.
“When they defend deep, so difficult to break down. Selhurst Park is always difficult to go to. It's a final for us, we know it."
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