Is Pep Guardiola after Tottenham's Lucas Bergvall? Sweden midfielder opens up on praise from Man City boss following 'unstoppable' performance

Guardiola has recently revealed his admiration for Bergvall after Manchester City beat Tottenham 1-0 in the Premier League. The City boss praised the 19-year-old Swede after the game and said "every time he has the ball and runs, he’s unstoppable."

Bergvall only joined Spurs in the summer, after turning down a move to Barcelona, and has gone on to make 38 appearances in all competitions for Ange Postecoglou's side. The teenager is now with the Sweden squad on international duty where he's been quizzed on Guardiola's comments.

He told SVT Sport: "Of course it’s fun, but in the big picture it doesn’t really matter. I just try to play football and develop all the time and help the team. It’s always fun to get praise and you should take it in. But I try not to put too much emphasis on it."

Bergvall is set to start for Sweden on Saturday when Jon Dahl Tomasson's side take on Luxembourg in a friendly. Sweden then go on to play a second friendly against Northern Ireland in Stockholm.