Lazio hero Paolo di Canio rates Manchester City the best team in Europe.
Di Canio, however, believes Napoli can match them in tomorrow's Champions League tie.
"Manchester City play the best football in Europe," Di Canio told Il Mattino.
“They don't only know how to dominate the opponents' half by keeping the ball and and tiring out their opponents both physically and mentally, then finding a way to win the game with the talents they have on the pitch, they also know how to go direct, and maybe score with just three or four players in the opponent's half.
“They know how to move from the non-possession phase to possession, because they have willing players who want the ball in space.
“Most of all, [Pep] Guardiola understood that he couldn't play tiki-taka in England as he had at Barcelona, he had to bet on Fernandinho to bring balance, with two intermediaries in [Kevin] De Bruyne and [David] Silva.
“They have the legs and the quality to link the play, with short, medium and long passes on to [Raheem] Sterling, [Leroy] Sané and Gabriel Jesus.
“They give full availability, with great quality, personality and physicality, because they have strength and speed in space.
“That makes them unique, and all these elements combine to make Manchester City the most complete and beautiful team, especially when they have possession.
“Guardiola's side have that 'Englishness' in the speed with which they counter-attack, but also in the way they express themselves. They're not a team who hold the ball in a sterile way."
