Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has big concerns about plans for a European Super League.

Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge was said to be behind a bid last year to form a new competition made up of just the biggest sides in Europe.

Guardiola told Ara: "I do not agree much with the idea. Someone should explain to me why it's a good idea.

"If it happens we'll kill the leagues.

"If Barca and Madrid go and they do not play against Espanyol, who will follow the league? The Spanish league will die.

"In England they are very intelligent, the grounds of the fourth division are full. England will not let this essence of local football die.

"Part of the greatness of the Champions League is that it is not every Sunday.

"If games were every week it would lose its charm.

"Barcelona v Espanyol is very necessary for the city. And the more Catalan teams in La Liga, the better.

"If we kill the domestic leagues, nobody will be interested in watching teams that do not have the chance to go to the European league."