The former Belgium captain turned around a club in crisis during his first season at Turf Moor and returned Burnley to the Premier League with seven games to spare.
The Clarets are a very different proposition to a side that punched above its weight to survive six seasons in the top flight between 2016 and 2022 under Sean Dyche.
Inspired by Guardiola, Kompany has transformed Burnley into a ball-dominating team.
“I will be playing against a Manchester City level team every week of every month for every year,” Kompany said. “It is the best way to improve.
“You don’t get them right, it’s impossible with the quality of that team – possibly the best team at the moment in world football – but it’s the best challenge so I wouldn’t want to take that away.”
However, Burnley found the downside of opening against City when they lost 6–0 in the FA Cup quarter-finals last season.