Manchester United will face Manchester City for the first time in the new EPL season on the 10th of September.
An ancient rivalry will be rekindled.
Mourinho and Guardiola first crossed swords circa 1990 at Barcelona – when Pep was captain and Mourinho was assistant coach.
A detailed history of the rivarly between the two of them can be read here..
Mourinho is now 53 years old and has won 22 major trophies as coach.
Guardiola is 45 and has won an equal number of trophies.
Guardiola resumes the battle with the advantage of youth on his side.
Plus he comes to the EPL after a hugely successful stint as coach of Bayern Munich.
Mourinho on the other hand comes in as the sacked coach of Chelsea.He still has to live that down and prove that it was just a one off.
Plus he has to handle some huge egos.Zlatan and his own to start with.
Whatever will he do with Rooney ?
Mourinho’s reputation is on the line.
10th September 2016 is when it starts again.
And then we’ll know if the pundits got their predictions right.