Manchester United host Manchester City on Saturday in a clash between two of the three sides to boast a ideal record after the opening three Premier League games of this season.
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United will fancy their chances as the home side.
The former Liverpool midfielder has huge respect for both managers, and thinks they have made the Manchester derby even bigger.
Mourinho knows he is under pressure here.
And the striker was full of praise for the coach as they prepare to take on their mutual foe, Pep Guardiola and Manchester City, on Saturday.
Guardiola has spent around 175 million revamping City’s creaking side with English defender John Stones and German winger Leroy Sane among those added to their already expensive ranks. The striker is suspended after being charged with violent conduct for an elbow last time out.
From colleagues at FC Barcelona to nemeses as rival managers, José Mourinho and Pep Guardiola share a unique past.
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho seems to be on a quest to mend ties with Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, according to a report in The Sun. They are two of the greatest managers on the planet and have some of the best players in world football at their disposal. It’s a way that you can understand everything he wants, everything he asks you to do.
Now the Merseyside club is ready to return to Anfield and play in front of the newly renovated main stand for the first time when Leicester visits on Saturday. Having made big-budget signings in the recently concluded summer transfer window, City and United have begun their season on a high taking nine points from three games each.
Among them, close-season signings Sane and Ilkay Gundogan are now fit, while goalkeeper Claudio Bravo could make his first appearance since arriving from Barcelona to supplant Joe Hart.
In 16 meetings, the Portuguese has emerged victorious only three times with Guardiola winning seven of those encounters, including a famous 5-0 win over Real at the Nou Camp in November 2010.
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Both teams are now tied with Chelsea at top of the Premier League table, having won all of their games so far, something, which is very likely to change after this game.
