Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has likened to Joao Cancelo to his former Bayern Munich captain Philipp Lahm.

Like Lahm, who won every trophy including the World Cup and Champions League, the versatile Cancelo can operate at right or left-back and could eventually follow the German legend into midfield.

"Right now, Joao is playing like Philipp at Bayern Munich when we were together," said Guardiola. "Lahm was the best player I saw in my life moving inside from full-back close to the holding midfield player.

"Joao has the quality to do that. His natural position is on the right but he can play both sides, no problem. He can play perfectly with either foot.

"He has one huge quality, he would play football 24 hours a day, he loves it. When you find a player like that, like Riyad (Mahrez) or Phil Foden, you have a diamond on your hands."