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Pep Guardiola says he is like Jose Mourinho's twin over their obsession with winning

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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says he and his Manchester United counterpart Jose Mourinho are like twins such is their shared love of winning silverware.

The two sides go head-to-head for the first time this season in the Manchester derby on Sunday, live on Sky Sports Premier League with City eight points ahead of their rivals in the table.

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Guardiola, asked if he was as obsessed with winning silverware as Mourinho, said: "Definitely. In that we are twins. He wants to win trophies, I want to win trophies.

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"Antonio Conte as well and Jurgen [Klopp] and Mauricio [Pochettino].

"We love to compete, we love to win games but believe me it's not a special occasion when we beat Mourinho teams."

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Mourinho is expected to use defensive tactics in an attempt to nullify a City attack that has averaged over three goals a game in the league this season, but Guardiola refuses to criticise his opponent's style.

"We've faced each other many times in big moments.

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"I know the way we see the game is different because it's normal.

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"I never criticise my colleagues the way they play. Every manager plays the way they play.

"At the end of the result, I will respect my colleague. He knows, I know that we want to beat each other."

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