The newly appointed managers of Manchester City and Manchester United will be facing each other in an early football match when the two English sides meet in a friendly game in Beijing, China on July 25. Veteran Portuguese football manager Jose Mourinho has been officially confirmed as the "Red Devils" boss on Friday. Meanwhile, old rival Pep Guardiola of Spain is replacing the outgoing 62-year-old Chilean boss Manuel Pellegrini at City.

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Mourinho and Guardiola will renew their competition in the pre-season International Champions Cup.The two decorated tacticians had epic contests when Guardiola was in charge of Barcelona and Mourinho was the head at Real Madrid.

The famous rivalry is expected to be just as fierce between the two in the Premier League next season. City has performed better than United in the league for about three seasons.

United claimed their 12^th FA Cup this month after they beat Crystal Palace 2-1. Meanwhile, City won the 2016 Football League Cup Final after thrashing Liverpool 3-1 in February.

Mourinho has already won eight major football leagues trophies while Guardiola has six under his belt. The Portuguese mentor has seven domestic cups and four super cups under his name while the Spaniard boss had secured four domestic and three super cups.

Guardiola and Mourinho have won two Champions League apiece.  While United's new manager has claimed one UEFA Cup title, Guardiola does not have one yet.

Machester City's incoming manager has bagged three UEFA Super Cups and three Club World Cups in his coaching career. Overall Mourinho has won 22 major trophies and Guardiola has claimed 21.

TagsJose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola, Manchester United, Manchester City, Premier League