Pep Guardiola welcomed old sparring partner Jose Mourinho back to the Premier League.
The pair had a fierce rivalry in La Liga that was expected to be renewed when they both took up residence in Manchester, but they barely bothered with each other as Manchester City outclassed Manchester United on the pitch .
Mourinho was sacked in December 2018 but has returned this week to the Tottenham hotseat after the North London club decided to sack Mauricio Pochettino . Spurs beat City on their way to the Champions League final last season but with the club currently 14th Mourinho got the nod.
Asked about the managerial changes at Tottenham this week, Guardiola did not have much to say about Mourinho but wished him well as he praised Pochettino's contribution to the club.
"I think you know him better than me, many years here in different clubs. Welcome back. An incredible manager and I’m pretty sure he’ll do a good job," he said.
"I was a little surprised [with Mauricio because] all the managers are judged on titles but he had done an incredible job and the club was better. Always the managers when they leave it is to know if the club and team are better than when they take over and I think it happened but decisions are made and there is nothing else to say."
