Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola is more arrogant than Manchester United’s Jose Mourinho, claims Zenit boss Mircea Lucescu

Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola __have long been rivals (Picture: Getty)

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is actually more arrogant than Manchester United counterpart Jose Mourinho, according to Zenit St. Petersburg manager Mircea Lucescu.

Generally the Portuguese has been seen as the more arrogant coach by fans, even becoming famous for claiming he is ‘a special one’ when he first arrived in the Premier League with Chelsea.

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However, according to Lucescu, the reality is actually the complete reverse.

‘Mourinho is an amazing guy, but my way of understanding football is totally different because I __have an offensive mentality,’ the Romanian told Dolce Sport.

‘All my teams have broken records for goals.

Mircea Lucescu has had his say on the Guardiola/Mourinho debate (Picture: Getty)

‘Mourinho seems more arrogant than Guardiola but it is exactly the opposite. Either way, both are great coaches.’

Mourinho and Guardiola have been fierce rivals ever since their times managing Real Madrid and Barcelona respectively.

Guardiola v Mourinho head to head

Games: 17

Guardiola wins: 8

Mourinho wins: 3

Draws: 6

(Super Cup penalties counted as draw)

Since both have moved to Manchester there has been a thawing in relations, but it is yet to be seen how long this will last for as they both attempt to win the Premier League.

Guardiola has already appeared to throw the first barb, appearing to denigrate the Red Devils’ style of play last month.