The Manchester City manager sat down with the Sky Sports to answer quick-fire questions about the life of a top-flight coach. Guardiola was asked if he caught up with other managers after the game - and noted that he only does with his friends.
The reporter asked: "Do you ever catch up with opposition managers after a game?", and he replied: "Sometimes, with my friends of mine, yeah."
The 53-year-old, who also referenced Marseille boss Roberto De Zerbi, said: "With Mikel [Arteta], with Julen Lopetegui for example, people who are friends of mine, Enzo Maresca, with Roberto De Zerbi. With managers that do have a relation - we worked together, a connection because life gives us a connection, yeah, I love.
Manchester City's Spanish assistant manager Carlos Vicens, Manchester City's Italian assistant manager Enzo Maresca, Manchester City's Spanish manager Pep Guardiola and Manchester City's Spanish assistant manager Rodolfo Borrell attend a training session on September 13, 2022 at the Manchester City training ground in Manchester on the eve of the UEFA Champions League group G football match between England's Manchester City and Germany's Borussia Dortmund.
Maresca also worked under Guardiola at City
"And I like to do it winning or losing, I'm not that - the other ones I prefer when you win and the other loses. When you lose and I don't know them, I don't want to be disturbed, I don't want to talk to anyone, I want to process the defeat of myself."
When asked why he doesn't like coming up against these managers, Guardiola said: "Yeah, because I feel weaker."
Both Maresca and Arteta have worked under Guardiola at City, while Lopetegui is a former Barcelona teammate of the Spanish manager.
All three have formed a good relationship with the Premier League coach - which could be why he prefers to go up against managers he has no previous alliances with.
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