Arsene Wenger has revealed that his opposite number at Manchester City once wanted to join Arsenal as a player.
Guardiola was a world class footballer at Barcelona, but he apparently failed in his attempts to secure a move to Arsenal.
Wenger told beIN Sports: "I talked to him a few times and once he came to my house when he was a player, because he wanted to play for Arsenal."
There is a suggestion the desire for Guardiola to play for Arsenal came later in his career, when he was not the same force as he was in the past.