Chelsea striker Samuel Eto'o has launched a verbal attack on Pep Guardiola, claiming that the Bayern Munich coach did not respect him during their time at Barcelona.
Eto'o played under Guardiola during the 2008-09 season when Barcelona won the treble, but according to Cameroonian international he was shown a "total lack of respect" by the coach.
Eto'o added that Guardiola did not have the courage to speak to him personally.
"Guardiola has never been a great player, he was just a good player. I told him. He didn't prove anything when he arrived and he said certain things," Eto'o told beIN Sports.
"What hurt me is that they invent things that the press relayed. They wanted to send me to Uzbekistan. I stayed at my place and I told him that he will apologise for that in the future.
"He gave the No.9 to Henry [sic]. Henry was happy. And it was a total lack of respect. I had done a lot for the club.
"Guardiola has never had the courage to say things in front of me. He passed by the players. Xavi told me they wanted me to stay but I had to talk to Pep. I say never, if you do not respect me, I do not respect you."
Eto'o has scored eight goals for Chelsea in the Premier League this season.
