Pep and Jose still talk a good game

PEP GUARDIOLA hasn’t won the Champions League since 2011, Jose Mourinho has been waiting a year longer. But when I listen to them, I don’t see a decrease in their desire to be champions or detect any self-doubt.

They’ll say the right things in front of the camera but deep down they’ll believe they can win it again. City probably have the best squad in England to juggle between the Premier League and Champions League. You think about players of the quality of Leroy Sane, Riyad Mahrez or Bernardo Silva not being guaranteed starters.

Guardiola (right) can change five or six players for a game and City will still play the same way. That’s a huge credit to him and it’ll only be a matter of time before they wear down Lyon in their opening group game at the Etihad. For United, three points is imperative away to Young Boys of Berne, with Juventus and Valencia in the group later on. There is no way Young Boys can win on quality so United have to get their mentality right. Mourinho will go full guns to get three points on the board early.