In the eyes of Mateo Kovacic, one Manchester City player is easily the best player in the world in his position. The Croatian made his return for Manchester City in pre-season in last night’s game with Barcelona in Orlando, Florida. The midfielder featured alongside youngster Nico O’Reilly, with Kalvin Phillips dropping back into the backline in something of a surprise move by Pep Guardiola. Kovacic earned praise for his performance, which saw him provide an assist for Jack Grealish in the 2-2 draw, before Barcelona won on penalties. Ahead of that game, Kovacic had given a new interview to TNT…