Carlo Ancelotti says Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola left Bayern Munich in great shape.

Ancelotti suggested the club's progress this season is down to the infrastructure put in place by Spanish coach Guardiola, who has endured somewhat of a slow start to his tenure in England.

He told ESPN: "I found a fantastic club, first of all, and a team with good knowledge. I think the experience they had with [Pep] Guardiola helped them to be strong in possession, to be strong in transition.

"So I found a team with a lot of quality. I didn't want to do a revolution, because the team doesn't need a revolution.

"I want to follow the line that Guardiola put in the last three years and try to do some changes - maybe to play more vertical, play with possession.