5 reasons why City will prevail in the Manchester Derby

#4 The Jose VS Pep Battle

Mourinho and Guardiola shared a bromance at Barcelona...quite unbelievable right?

Pep on Jose," Jose wants to win, I want to win. We know each other well from before at Barca."

Jose on Pep," He is very smart. He knows how he has won many of his matches."

Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola have managed rival teams before these Manchester times, but that was at a different time and in a different league.

This was during the 2010-2013 period when Mourinho was in charge at the Bernabeu and at the same time Pep Guardiola was the manager of Barcelona (2008-2012).

The two iconic managers have come face to face a total of 19 times and six of these games have ended in a draw, while in the other 13 games Pep has managed to outwit his opponent a whopping 8 times.

It will be fascinating to see how both managers approach the game but rest assured, it promises to be an interesting tactical battle.