Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho says he prefers to remember his time being at the same club as Pep Guardiola rather than think about their rivalry as managers.

Mourinho was on the staff at Barcelona for three years when Guardiola was a player but it is their battles in the dugout that garner most attention.

The pair have faced off as Barcelona and Real Madrid managers and most recently in Manchester, as well as a memorable Champions League battle when Mourinho was at Inter Milan.

“I have to be honest and say that it was a good week of work for us,” he said.

“And I also think that mentally it’s very important, the happiness of results, than one or two more days to rest, and I think the fact that Man City qualified for one final compensates for everything.

“Apart from that, I think they have 20 players the same quality. For me to play (Kyle) Walker or Cancelo, to play (Nicolas) Otamendi or (Aymeric) Laporte, to play (Sergio) Aguero or (Gabriel) Jesus, to play Bernardo Silva or David Silva.

“This is the kind of squad that I think they could play four matches a week and the quality would be the same.”