MOURINHO VS GUARDIOLA

Manchester is now home to two of the most successful managers in the world and United's Jose Mourinho will go head-to-head with City's Pep Guardiola

The initially meeting amongst Guardiola and Mourinho as supervisors delivered a normally captivating strategic fight, as Barcelona and Inter Milan played out a 0-0 attract a Champions League bunch diversion at the San Siro in 2009.

The converse installation, however, saw the Spanish side win an uneven challenge 2-0 at the Nou Camp. The hosts were without Lionel Messi or Zlatan Ibrahimovic yet Xavi dismantled Mourinho's men.

After the diversion, Mourinho yielded his group had been outflanked - yet respected the possibility of another break at Guardiola's group: "We're a long way from being Barca as far as individual qualities and profile. As a group, Barcelona are superior to anything us. Be that as it may, on the off chance that I needed to play against Barca again tomorrow, I would as of now be prepared. In the event that you let me know that Inter will confront Barca in the semi-last, I will acknowledge it as of now."

Mourinho got his desire. Entomb came up against Barcelona in the semi-finals - and this time they developed triumphant. Be that as it may, in a look at how Mourinho and Guardiola's competition would build up, the tie was not without its discussion or candid comments.

After a first-leg 3-1 win at the San Siro for the Italian side, Mourinho hammered Barca's cases they ought to have had a punishment for a foul on Dani Alves.

A year prior Chelsea were crying and Barca were snickering with the official," Mourinho said, alluding to the dubious Champions League semi-last at Stamford Bridge, which saw arbitrator Tom Henning Ovrebo reject various punishment claims from the Blues. "They giggled in light of the fact that he denied my Chelsea young men their legitimate spot."

Mourinho was considerably more ardent after his side - decreased to 10 men halfway through the principal half - booked their last billet with a 1-0 rout in Barcelona.

"It is the most wonderful thrashing of my life," he said. "It is a style of blood not ability. We were a group of saints. It's a compassion I couldn't play since I have the same blood. I have officially won a Champions League however today was surprisingly better. We made enormous penances."

Mourinho's Inter would go ahead to win the Champions League and match Barcelona's 2008/09 accomplishment of winning a treble.

The competition amongst Guardiola and Mourinho hit a radical new level in 2010, when Mourinho was designated Real Madrid supervisor. Amid the following two seasons, as the pair competed for local and European respects, their relationship turned revolting.

A pounding 5-0 win for Guardiola in Mourinho's first El Clasico gave the Spaniard a head-begin. "I'm pleased the entire world has perceived how we play football," he said.

However, it would be a keep running of four gatherings in barely two weeks from mid-April, as Barcelona and Real Madrid conflicted in La Liga, the Copa del Rey and Champions League, which saw the weight get to both men.

There was a punishment for every group as a 1-1 draw at the Bernabeu everything except guaranteed Barcelona of the class title. Be that as it may, Cristiano Ronaldo secured the Copa del Rey in additional time four days after the fact, closure Real's 18-year hold up to lift the Spanish container.