MU wary of Mourinho's 'petty' tactics, Neymar turns his back on Coutinho.

MU shakes its head at the master of... "petty" Mourinho.

Mourinho may have made mistakes at MU in his second season, but the Red Devils' leadership respects the Portuguese manager's mastery of psychological warfare, a skill that Pep Guardiola, Conte, and Klopp all lack and easily fall into.

Most recently, Conte furiously called Mourinho a "petty person," after the Manchester United manager mocked him as a "clown."

According to Express, Mourinho targeted Conte of his former club Chelsea because they are competing for second place, so he deliberately provoked him to attract attention.

Like the great Sir Alex at Old Trafford, Mourinho is a master at attracting attention, creating seemingly serious problems (like referees, fixture schedules, statements from legends...) but in reality with only one purpose: to distract from Manchester United's poor performance.

Often under pressure in the "hot seat," Mourinho also resorted to various tactics, from praising PSG, saying MU wouldn't be the last club he managed, to highlighting transfer difficulties, all of which caused headaches for the MU leadership.

Therefore, Pep Guardiola once concluded when he was competing against Mourinho in La Liga: Mourinho may not always win on the pitch, but he is the "champion" of press conferences.

Neymar is angry that Coutinho signed with Barca.

Neymar was the one who recommended Philippe Coutinho to the Barcelona leadership when he was still playing at Nou Camp, expressing his desire to play alongside his Brazilian national team teammate.

However, after his "defection" to PSG, the 25-year-old striker advised Coutinho not to go to Barca anymore but to come to Paris with him. But in the end, Coutinho still chose Barca and the blockbuster transfer was completed for £142 million.

The former Liverpool midfielder also revealed that his dream of wearing the Barcelona shirt had come true, and that it was the only club he wanted to join.

And Don Balon reports that Neymar was so angry with Coutinho's choice that, despite being close friends, he didn't even bother to call to congratulate him. Instead, their relationship deteriorated.

The source suggests that this weakness is the reason Brazil suffered "damage" at the 2018 World Cup, because both Neymar and Coutinho are key players, carrying the dream of the yellow-and-green team on their shoulders.

Pep Guardiola admits Man City are still a long way from being as good as Man City.

The Spanish manager admitted that Man City cannot yet match their neighbors MU in terms of historical depth, and striving to win titles is the only way for the Etihad Stadium team to improve their standing.

Man City are dominating the Premier League this season, leaving Mourinho's MU (15 points behind), as well as defending champions Chelsea and other teams, trailing behind. However, Pep Guardiola is well aware that they haven't achieved anything yet this season, so only when they lift the trophy will it be a real achievement.

"No one can take away what we've shown, the joy we've had over the last 3-4 months. The team has had some great moments and I've told the players, "enjoy it". It wasn't easy and it might not happen again.

But after everything we've done so far, and everything we have in the future, the ultimate goal is to win the championship.

To become a big club like the teams Man City have faced, or like MU or Liverpool, with a rich history, we need to win a lot of titles.".