Man City test is no free hit for Huddersfield - Grant

Lee Grant was appointed Huddersfield Town boss in on a three-year deal in the summer

Huddersfield Town boss Lee Grant has said his side have to relish playing against Premier League giants Manchester City in the Carabao Cup.

The League One side host Pep Guardiola's men in the third round of the competition on Wednesday (19:45 BST).

Grant was on the Ipswich Town coaching team last season when they lost 4-1 and 6-0 in the league to the then-reigning champions.

"I think for where we are on our curve and evolution this is just a wonderful, wonderful opportunity to share the pitch with top players and coach against an incredible coaching team," Grant told BBC Radio Leeds.

"The understanding of the system and level of execution in moments is frightening but it's also something you have to relish and be excited about.

"It's certainly not a free-hit. If you go into these sorts of fixtures against Manchester City with a free and easy attitude it could go the wrong direction quickly.

"I've gone into these games in the past as part of a coaching group putting in an outrageous amount of time and work, with a group of players who have put in everything and emptied the tank physically and tried to dial into the details of their jobs tactically and I've still come out with horrible scorelines."

Guardiola impact 'immeasurable'

Grant is in his first managerial position having left his role on Kieran McKenna's Ipswich staff to take over at the Terriers in the summer.

This will be the 42-year-old's 13th match in management, while his three-time Champions League-winning opposite number will be leading a senior side for the 948th occasion.

Grant was full of praise for Guardiola, who he said has had an "immeasurable" impact on football in this country since taking over at City in 2016.

"He's absolutely one of the best," he said.

"I don't look at him with where I'm at right now and think I can't wait to make the steps to be where he is because you're talking about a chasm. That's not say I wouldn't like to be a few steps closer.

"With the way he has effected the game in the bigger picture, it's a pleasure to pit your wits against him and lead a football club against one of his.

"[His impact] is immeasurable at this moment. I would say you could probably go to a Sunday League game anywhere in the country and find teams inverting their right-back and doing things that Pep has done in the past 10 years."