Pep Guardiola's 5 worst signings to date

#2 Alexander Hleb

Hleb's career was destroyed at the Camp Nou

Alexander Hleb's stunning 2007/08 campaign at Arsenal turned Pep Guardiola's head towards the midfielder. Exceptional for the Gunners, not least during his final season in north London, he finished as the club's second-highest assist provider behind Cesc Fabregas - while his versatility was believed to be one of the attributes which attracted Pep most.

Hleb had occupied many attacking positions for Arsenal and excelled wherever he played, without much recognition either.

Hleb joined Barcelona during the summer of 2008 and despite making 36 appearances - winning the treble in his first season at the Camp Nou, his contributions to the success was very limited.

A series of loan spells - VfB Stuttgart, Birmingham City and VfL Wolfsburg - followed, before his contract was terminated in 2012 by mutual consent, after which he moved to the Russian Premier League.