Ibrahimovic's spell at the Nou Camp ended with him branding Guardiola a "spineless coward" for speaking to him only twice in six months. For Guardiola, Mourinho proved a more persistent threat and the pair publicly clashed, swapping insults and barbed observations at every opportunity. Many believe Mourinho was the real reason Guardiola suddenly quit Barcelona for a sabbatical in 2012, exhausted by the strain of seeing Real Madrid win the title under the Portuguese. Last week the manager's late introduction of substitute Marcus Rashford was rewarded with the injury-time winner over Hull City. "I play against myself, not the others," said Mourinho this week in an effort to end discussion of the topic that will not go away.

Source: bd News24 September 07, 2016 18:45 UTC