Pep Guardiola believes Barcelona legend Xavi is ready to take charge of the club, saying his former teammate has more managerial experience than he did when he took the job.
The Manchester City boss was asked about the prospect of his fellow Camp Nou legend being put in charge of the struggling Catalan side following Ronald Koeman's dismissal earlier this week.
While Guardiola refused to be drawn on who would succeed the Dutchman, he noted that he had no doubts over Xavi's aptitude for the job - and that he hopes the club can find their old form.
"First of all I don't know what will happen. They have an intermin manager and I wish him luck," Guardiola told his pre-match press conference, referencing caretaker boss Sergi Barjuan.
"Xavi, if it happens, I don't have any doubts that he's ready to do the job. He knows the environment which is so important. He knows the game, he has passion. He has more experience now that I had when I took over. If Xavi is the next manager, I wish him all the best and hopefully step by step the team can come back."
