Marquez brothers meets Pep Guardiola during Manchester City visit

Ahead of this weekend's British MotoGP at Silverstone, eight-time world champion Marc Marquez and younger brother Alex Marquez made a visit to Manchester City Football Club.

As well as meeting manager Pep Guardiola, the pair chatted with some of the club's star players and watched a training session.

"Today I feel really lucky to have this day, to follow Manchester City training from up close, it was impressive to see the way Pep coaches and trains the players," said Marc. "As a big fan of football, it was a pleasure. And it’s impressive where we are and how City are organised, trying to be the best team.

"Pep Guardiola is one of those people you try to analyse, to learn about him, the way he is, the way he speaks and the way he coaches... he’s a trainer, but for me the way he does it is impressive. It was a nice chat with him and we learned a few things!

"Passion is the most important thing, and the things you can share between the two [spprts]: experience, pressure, all these things. We spoke a bit with Pep about these things, and I was very interested to understand how he manages all these things."

Guardiola added: "We are lucky to have Marc here, and he arrived in the sunshine and normally here it’s foggy or raining! But it was nice to welcome a World Champion like him, have the pleasure of him visiting us and share a few moments. It’s an honour, so thanks for coming.

"We play with a ball, he is on a bike – of course, that’s completely different but if you want to win, to do something better and raise your standards, raise your level you have to be in the right mindset. When you are Champion many times, you know it’s because you’re something special. Unfortunately he’s been injured but he’s getting better, and I’m sure he’ll extend his career longer and make the people who love the sport happy.

"We met each other for the first time before the Champions League final in Barcelona, I think in 2011, 2012. For him to visit is an incredible compliment for us."

Free practice for the British MotoGP starts on Friday morning.