Pep Guardiola trusts his contention with Jose Mourinho will push him on to make progress at Manchester City.
The two managers were astringent adversaries when they were in control at Spanish mammoths Barcelona and Real Madrid individually.
Presently they have begun work in the meantime in Manchester, with Guardiola assuming control at City and Mourinho coming back to the Premier League as Manchester United's new supervisor.
Keeping in mind playing down his past history with Mourinho, Guardiola says tackling the previous Real, Chelsea and Inter Milan supervisor – and in addition a grasp of other prominent abroad chiefs – will bring the best out of him.
Addressing the media surprisingly since leaving Bayern Munich to supplant Manuel Pellegrini as City supervisor on a three-year contract, Guardiola said: "He needs to win, I need to win.
"I can say like a mentor they help me – the huge mentors – and Jose is one of them. They help me to achieve another level.
"We know each other really well from some time recently, from Barcelona. I think it is awesome that huge administrators are here, top chiefs are here.
"My experience against him, against (Jurgen) Klopp at Dortmund, they improved me. Every one of the directors on the planet need to win.
"Enormous administrators take me as a chief to an alternate level. Rivaling them takes me to the following level.
"They push me to attempt and win the alliance, win the glass, win the Champions League and after that you see whether you are sufficiently enormous, sufficiently skilled to win with groups like Bayern, similar to Barcelona, similar to Manchester City."
Guardiola, 45, was twice a Champions League victor as Barcelona mentor and, in the wake of winning three alliance titles in Spain, likewise drove Bayern Munich to a cap trap of Bundesliga triumphs.
Be that as it may, he thinks forcing his style of eye-finding, passing football on the Premier League and winning respects locally and in Europe with City could be his hardest test yet after the 2013 champions completed fourth in the alliance last season under Pellegrini.
'Substantiate MYSELF'
Guardiola included: "That is the reason I am here, to demonstrate, to substantiate myself, that I am ready. I feel this is the right minute to come here and substantiate myself to play the way I need.
"Each stage is a major test. It could be the greatest on the grounds that City have not won the same number of titles as Barcelona or Bayern, yet I can't reply.
"Perhaps when I assumed control throughout the second group from Barcelona it was the hardest in light of the fact that I felt at that time my vocation would be done.
"At Barcelona and Bayern Munich, we need to win each day and consistently. I perceive how troublesome it is in England to discover a group to win four, five, six diversions in succession. It is difficult.
"Every one of the general population discuss that. Perhaps that is the test, to attempt to be more predictable in our amusement.
"I think in my vocation individuals are continually going to request of my groups the way they are going to prepare, to attempt and win the most extreme as could be expected under the circumstances. In any case, at last that is great. It is ideal to live under that weight."
Guardiola has so far marked three players in midfielders Ilkay Gundogan and Oleksandr Zinchenko and forward Nolito and conceded he is quick to reinforce his squad further.
The City manager has been connected with moves for protectors John Stones, of Everton, and Juventus and Italy star Leonardo Bonucci.
Yet, he trusts club chief Vincent Kompany will beat the harm issues that have persistent him in late seasons to remain a key some portion of his arrangements.
"My fantasy for Vincent Kompany is to be fit," Guardiola said. "The chief has a considerable measure of experience and is a grand focus back, obviously he must be fit.
"We addressed him and said 'simply concentrate on your body and return to what you were previously'. Vincent will demonstrate his qualities."
