Guardiola reaches Mt. 1000 as Man City play Liverpool

Guardiola began his career at Barcelona's B team before establishing himself in the big league

- Agencies

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola admitted Friday he had enjoyed “insane” success as he prepares for the 1,000th game of a spectacular managerial career against Liverpool.

The Spaniard’s first job in the dugout was with Barcelona's B team before he took the main job at the Camp Nou, subsequently moving onto German giants Bayern Munich and then City.

The 54-year-old former Barcelona and Spain midfielder has won 715 of his 999 games so far, picking up multiple honours at all the clubs he has managed.

“The numbers are insane,” Guardiola told a pre-match press conference.

“I’m not living thinking how many, but when you have the milestone and you read what you have done... the victories, average, not just in the Premier League and Champions League, we have done incredible things in Barcelona, incredible.