This Premier League manager is the ‘special one’ not Jose Mourinho, says United legend Roy Keane

Sep 15, 2016 at 5:47 PM

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This Premier League manager is the ‘special one’ not Jose Mourinho, says United legend Roy Keane

It seems not everybody related with Manchester United is a big fan of the club’s new manager Jose Mourinho and former United player Roy Keane is certainly one of them.

The United legend has insisted that Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is the ‘special one’ rather than Jose Mourinho. The Portuguese tactician famously said “I think I’m a Special One” upon his appointment as Chelsea boss during his first stint at Stamford Bridge in 2004 after leading Porto to Champions League glory.

Guardiola and Mourinho are two of the best managers of this generation. Their rivalry is one of the most talked about in football and all eyes were set on them when the two renewed their rivalry in the Manchester derby last weekend. Both the managers had started their Premier League campaign on high after winning their opening three games and one more high-voltage clash was expected. However, Guardiola’s team totally outclassed United and ended their perfect start to the season by winning the match 2-1.

Guardiola is the Special One, not Mourinho - Keane

Guardiola has started his career at Manchester City in brilliant fashion and has won seven matches on the trot including a 4-0 win over Borussia Monchengladbach in Champions League last night. And the United great is very impressed with the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich manager.

 [Mourinho] reckons he’s the Special One, but I think this guy [Guardiola] is,” Keane said on ITV.

Guardiola was criticised for his handling of City stars but Keane praised him for his no- nonsense attitude.

“I think what was important when he first went in there, the decision to get rid of two or three really important characters from Man City – Hart, and Toure – he made the decision ‘you‘re not for me’.

“He says he’s a challenging coach and he doesn’t look like he’s messing about.

“They’re playing with a lot of confidence, he’s rotating the squad, the players are playing with a lot of confidence after a decent start. I wouldn’t like to mess with him.”

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