Manchester City star playmaker has heaped praise on his manager Pep Guardiola.

The Germany international believes Guardiola is the key factor in the Citizens success so-far this season.

Gundogan went on to state that he is an admirer of the Spanish tactician’s methods.

The 26-year-old played against Guardiola’s Bayern Munich during his spell at Dortmund and has gone onto establish himself as a first-team regular at Man City.

“He always lets us play attractive football.Already when I was with Dortmund and he was with Bayern, I have admired that in the end, the overall atmosphere is right He made it wherever he worked,” Gundogan told Goal.

The Germany international went onto state that Guardiola has a “clear game philosophy and is always able to turn on the right screws.”

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Gundogan played the full 90 minutes during Man City’s comfortable win over Leicester City on Saturday. The Citizen’s 5-1 victory has increased their lead at the top of the Premier League table to 16 points.

The Citizens are back in action this week when they take on FC Basel in the UEFA Champions League.

Gundogan has provided six assists and scored two goals in 32 appearances for Man City in all competition’s this season.