Bayern Munich ace Franck Ribery has taken a swipe at Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola.
Ribery endured a difficult relationship with Guardiola at Bayern and blanked the Spaniard yesterday when discussing new coach Carlo Ancelotti.
"I feel good and I'm very motivated. Carlo Ancelotti is a gift to the club. Since Ancelotti arrived, I feel more confident," he said.
"This is a great coach. I need people like him, Jupp Heynckes and Ottmar Hitzfeld. I need this confidence in me to play up to my qualities. It all depends on things like trust, respect and closeness.
"With that, I could not give 100%, but I could give myself 150%. With Ancelotti we can achieve something great and I'm really looking forward to the season starting."