How Guardiola has fared against four different Manchester United managers
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Manchester City have won 13 of Guardiola’s 23 derbies in charge, but one United coach proved trickier than the rest. History is against Ruben Amorim as the Portuguese gets his first taste of the Manchester derby in his latest tactical battle against Pep Guardiola. The Spaniard has beaten every Manchester United manager he has faced in their first derby game.
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Overall, Guardiola boasts a record of 13 wins, eight defeats and two draws leading Manchester City against their local rivals, with 47 goals for and 32 against. This tells a story of power shifting in a fixture where United were previously dominant – they still lead the all-time head-to-head record with 78 wins, 61 losses and 54 draws.
![[Ole Gunnar Solskjær earned four wins over Manchester City in his United tenure.]](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/62e461b4bea16fa05034f3aa19869abb6aa22132/0_80_3190_1914/master/3190.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none)
Amorim’s own record against Guardiola is much more balanced. City put five past Sporting in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie in 2022, before drawing the second leg. More recently, Amorim signed off on his time in Lisbon by humbling Guardiola’s City 4-1 at the Estádio José Alvalade.
With United making the short trip to the Etihad on Sunday, this is how Guardiola has fared against each of his rival coaches in the Manchester derby. Games: 6. Won 3, drew 1, lost 2. Both coaches were getting their first taste of the Manchester derby when United hosted City at Old Trafford in September 2016. Guardiola came out on top that day winning 2-1, with goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Kelechi Iheanacho. Mourinho took some revenge a month later in the League Cup fourth round, as United won 1-0 en route to winning that competition.
