BEIJING - Pep Guardiola rejects any suggestion he would not shake hands with arch-rival Jose Mourinho and insisted relations would be friendly when Manchester City play Manchester United in Bejing on Monday. Then Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho (L) and Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola pictured in a combo image during the UEFA Super Cup match at Eden Stadium in Prague on August 30, 2013"We are polite guys, why not?" Guardiola said Sunday when asked if the pair would extend hands, despite an acrimonious rivalry which stretches back to 2010 when the Catalan had stewardship of Barcelona and Mourinho took the reins at Real Madrid. Since taking on their respective Manchester football giants, each manager has insisted they will not concentrate on each other too much. "The physio says he is ready but he needs to show that he can play one week, then one week more, to play regularly," said Guardiola.

Source: Bangkok Post July 24, 2016 08:48 UTC