Shakhtar Donetsk coach Roberto de Zerbi has hailed Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola.

Shakhtar meet Real Madrid in the Champions League this week and while admitting admiration for their coach Carlo Ancelotti, De Zerbi says Guardiola stands alone.

He told Marca: "Guardiola is the greatest of them all, the only 'scientific', the only Nobel Prize as a coach. He was a revolutionary, coached the most beautiful team in the history of football [Barcelona], went to Germany and changed football culture throughout the country.

"Now for what he is doing in the Premier League, because he has more courage than everyone else."