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Pep and Jose still madly in love with each other. Wholesome.

"Mourinho made a similar gesture when he arrived at Manchester United. Many believe that was the beginning of his decline. Do you see parallels?" asked the journalist.

Guardiola was quick to distinguish himself: "I hope that’s not the case for me. But in the end, we are similar in some ways. However, he won three Premier Leagues, and I’ve won six. So, it’s not quite the same, is it?

In his pre-match press conference, the former Chelsea boss was asked about how he was adapting to life in Turkish football when he brought up Guardiola’s comments.

"I want to win, but I want to win cleanly, fairly. If I cannot win cleanly, I prefer to lose. Guardiola said something like this to me yesterday. He won six trophies and I won three. But I won fairly and cleanly. If I lost, I want to congratulate my opponent for being better than me. I don’t want to win by dealing with 150 [sic] cases."

Mourinho referenced the 115 charges brought to Manchester City by the Premier League over alleged breaches of its Financial Fair Play rules, which have been denied by the club.