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Joleon Lescott has backed his former Manchester City centre-back partner Vincent Kompany to become manager of the club one day - but isn't sure replacing Pep Guardiola would be the right move.

Kompany's stock is on the rise this season and he has had a remarkable start to the campaign with Bayern Munich, who only suffered their first defeat of the campaign at Arsenal in the Champions League on Wednesday night. They have scored 41 goals in 11 Bundesliga games and are already six points clear at the top of the league.

The 39-year-old was a surprise choice to take over at Bayern in May 2024, having just led Burnley to relegation in the Premier League . He was by no means Bayern's top target and only ended up with the job after several managers with more established reputat

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