MANCHESTER, July 23 — Young Manchester City fan Braydon Bent thought he was just meeting CityTV presenter Chappy and getting a lift in the presenter’s black cab.

But when he got in the cab, the seven-year-old was shocked to find Pep Guardiola waiting for him.

After confirming that it was "really him” with Chappy, Bent took the chance to pitch the merits of signing his "friend” Messi as well as warn him about Manchester’s notorious weather.

Watch what the the club’s new manager had to say about all that and more in the clip above.

Bent tried his best to persuade the new City boss to bring his ‘friend’ Lionel Messi to the Etihad Stadium. — Screengrab from YouTube