Carlo Ancelotti was introduced as manager of Bayern Munich on Monday, taking over for Pep Guardiola.

“I’m very happy and proud to be here and I want to thank Bayern for this,” Ancelotti said at the Allianz Arena, addressing the media in German.

“I feel very good because I’m at one of the best clubs in the world, but I am looking forward to the start of a new season. I think my friend Guardiola did excellent work in recent years. We have a fantastic team and I’m delighted, and we will try to be strong in all competitions and to win. A new season starts today and I hope for this club and for all Bayern fans that this will be a great season.”

Ancelotti said he did not plan on overhauling the club’s style of play. “I know very well that the style of Bayern Munich is to play attacking football and we want to play attacking football,” he said. “I love to play attacking football. We have a fantastic squad and I’m really happy about this. We’ve signed some fantastic players this summer.

“I’m not here to make a revolution because the job that Guardiola did here was fantastic and I would like to follow his style. I don’t think our style is going to change a lot compared to last year. The system will be more or less the same.”