Jose in a new rant over Pep
PEP GUARDIOLA is still getting under Jose Mourinho’s skin.
The two coaching giants became sworn enemies when Guardiola was in charge of Barcelona and Mourinho was boss of
Real Madrid.
And they picked up their rivalry again in Manchester when United responded to the Catalan’s arrival at City by appointing Mourinho.
The bitterness appeared to disappear.
But it resurfaced again in the week when Mourinho’s Roma team faced Feyenoord in the Europa League.
The Dutch club’s boss Arne Slot said that he had always preferred Guardiola’s style to the Portuguese’s.
Mourinho got his revenge when Roma prevailed to go through to the semi-finals after extra-time, following a last-minute equaliser by Paulo Dybala.
And after the final whistle, he aimed a furious tirade at Slot – first refusing to shake his hand and then confronting him in the tunnel.
TV cameras picked up Mourinho’s rant.
He shouted: “You should be watching my Roma team – and not just Manchester City!
“You only study his [Guardiola’s] team and Napoli. But you should watch our team.”
Slot laughed off the incident, despite his bitter disappointment.
He has modelled his style at Feyenoord on City.
And the Rotterdam club are eight points clear at the top of the Eredivisie and currently on course to win their first title in six years.
Slot did nothing to hide his admiration for Guardiola in the build-up to the two quarter-final games against Mourinho’s team.
And when he was asked before the game in the Italian capital if he had studied Mourinho’s side, he replied: “No, I prefer to watch Manchester City’s games.”