Tottenham have taken 20 points from 12 Premier League games since Mourinho took over from Mauricio Pochettino and remain six points off fourth-placed Chelsea. Mourinho and Guardiola meet for the 23rd time this weekend as City travel to Tottenham and the Catalan said he respected his rival's record during a long career in the dugout. "The guys who don't judge his career on 15 or 20 years don't understand anything. Things became heated in Spain, although Guardiola insisted it was never personal and that he had huge admiration for Mourinho's record -- league titles in four countries and two Champions League triumphs. When you win a lot of titles and the moment you don't, people think 'Ah, it's not good'.

Source: Punch January 31, 2020 16:07 UTC