'Better than me' - Pep Guardiola has something to prove against Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim

Pep Guardiola has overseen games against five different Manchester United managers in nine years.

Guardiola has come up against Jose Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Ralf Rangnick, Erik ten Hag and Ruben Amorim in Manchester derbies, and he has won 13 games in that period.

Those five United coaches have won eight games against Manchester City between them, although Ten Hag would probably argue his victory in the FA Cup final last season was the best.

Solskjaer is responsible for four of the eight derby wins, though. The Norwegian knew how to get the better of Guardiola during his managerial stint at Old Trafford and he oversaw memorable home and away victories against City in the Premier League in the 2019/2020 season.

Amorim now has the challenge of facing Guardiola and he made the perfect start in December, becoming the first United manager to win a first meeting against Guardiola in the derby.

The 40-year-old has Amad to thank for that record. The winger intelligently won a penalty in the 88th minute at the Etihad and scored two minutes later to seal a sensational comeback win.

"Not much to say. No defence, they were incredibly persistent," Guardiola said post-game. "We have not lost eight games in two seasons. We can't defend that. It's not about this or that player.

"We gave away goals, our fault. We don't play with composure. The results are not good, the game was not exceptional. I know the situation, I understand but the reality is this.

"The result will help us to take our best but right now we don't have it. The way I learn is to keep going. I'm not good enough. I am the boss, the manager, I have to find solutions and so far I haven't. That's the reality. We want to play better, create chances. But at the