Manchester United v Manchester City. José Mourinho v Josep Guardiola.Mourinho and Guardiola have history – from their first meeting, when the Portuguese was a member of the Barcelona coaching setup and the Spaniard still a player, to their many Clásico clashes while in charge of Real Madrid and Barça.Now for a new chapter, with both a handful of games into their tenures at Manchester's two powerhouses. UEFA.com looks back to when they were in rival dugouts.Head-to-head record in SpainGuardiola: 5Draws: 4Mourinho: 2Overall recordGuardiola:UEFA.com - News
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Mourinho: Liverpool have a title advantage
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho feels Liverpool’s absence from European competition is a major boon to their hopes of lifting a first Premier League title since 1990. GettyImagesJose Mourinho says Liverpool are genuine contenders. • Kelly: The mark of champions?• Macintosh: Keep Terry out• Hodgson casts doubt on Cole• Marcotti: Managerial methods Mourinho’s side are the current league leaders but Liverpool sit just four points behind, with this season’s title run-in shaping up to be one of the most exciting in years. Reds boss Brendan Rodgers has admitted that a lack of European football has been beneficial for his players at his enabled them to stay fresh and focused on the league campaign. And with Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal all still involved in the Champions
Mourinho took pay cut for Chelsea
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho insists he wants to remain in charge of the club for more than a decade after revealing he took a pay cut to return to Stamford Bridge last summer. • Worrall: Chelsea ready to master Arsenal again• Delaney: Chelsea test could prove pivotal for Arsenal Mourinho is still reported to be one of the highest earning managers in the game, but stressed his desire to make an emotional return to Chelsea, and not a motivation to increase his bank balance, was the driving force behind his move from Real Madrid. “If I was here for me, I wouldn’t be here,” Mourinho told reporters ahead of the crunch game against Arsenal on Monday. “If I was here for financial reasons, I wouldn’t be here
Barca chief revels in Mourinho exit
1963: Born January 26. Father Felix Mourinho was a former Portugal goalkeeper. 1992: After middle-ranking jobs at Estrela Amadora and Vitoria Setubal, works as Bobby Robson's translator at Sporting Lisbon.<<p> 1993: Moves to Porto with Robson. 1996: Joins Barca as Robson's assistant coach. 1997: Stays on under new coach Louis van Gaal. 2000: Lasts nine games as coach of Benfica before resigning due to problems in the boardroom. 2001: Appointed coach of Uniao de Leiria. 2002: Joins Porto. 2003: In first full season, Porto win the treble of domestic league, cup and UEFA Cup. 2004:May - Porto win the league and Champions League, with 3-0 win vs Monaco.June 2 - Appointed Chelsea manager. 2005:February 27 - Wins Carling Cup with final defeat of Liverpool.April - Chelsea seal Premier League
Mourinho gets ban for Red Card fiasco
Madrid's Ramos (middle) and Xabi Alonso were both sent off for time wasting Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has been fined by Uefa and banned for two Champions League matches, the second of which is suspended for three years.Along with Real players Xabi Alonso and Sergio Ramos, Mourinho was found guilty of improper conduct relating to the pair's recent dismissals against Ajax.