Will he have this much of an effect?
The announcement that Pep Guardiola will become the Manchester City manager from the start of the 2016/17 season didn't exactly come as a shock to many people.
The former Barcelona manager has been strongly linked with City long before he announced that he would leave Bayern Munich at the end of the current season.
Joey Barton, who started his senior career with the club, has had his say on the appointment, claiming that it now makes City the biggest club in the country.
https://twitter.com/Joey7Barton/status/694221517115228161
https://twitter.com/Joey7Barton/status/694222072747311105
Predictably, not everyone agreed with this.
https://twitter.com/eddo75/status/694222656112103424
https://twitter.com/KraigTheGooner/status/694222834109956096
https://twitter.com/robibuckley/status/694222206965043201
Barton clarified what he meant with a further tweet.
https://twitter.com/Joey7Barton/status/694223565315514368
https://twitter.com/Joey7Barton/status/694223744638803968
