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Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola enjoy a laugh on the touchline. Etihad Stadium, December 2019.

Solskjaer’s head to head record with Guardiola and other top managers

Pep Guardiola is regarded as one of the best managers of all time – but Manchester United‘s Ole Gunnar Solskjaer shows no fear when coming up against him. 

Solskjaer’s side did the league double over Guardiola’s Manchester City in 2019-20 and picked up four points from the two league derbies in 2020-21.

We’ve taken a look at his head-to-head record against Guardiola and other big-name managers. Note: we’ve used stats from all competitions but not included any games from his time at Cardiff City.

As the stats show, Solskjaer has more wins than defeats against Guardiola and only a handful of managers can say the same.

The Norwegian also has a respectable record against Jose Mourinho and Thomas Tuchel but clearly struggles against Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool.

Pep Guardiola

Played: 8
Won: 4
Drawn: 1
Lost: 3

Goals for: 8
Goals against: 8

Win rate: 50%
Loss rate: 37.5%
Points per game: 1.62

Jurgen Klopp

Played: 7
Won: 1
Drawn: 3
Lost: 3

Goals for: 6
Goals against: 14

Win rate: 14.3%
Loss rate: 42.9%
Points per game: 0.85

Thomas Tuchel

Played: 5
Won: 2
Drawn: 1
Lost: 2

Goals for: 6
Goals against: 7

Win rate: 40%
Loss rate: 40%
Points per game: 1.4

Jose Mourinho

Played: 4
Won: 2
Drawn: 1
Lost: 1

Goals for: 7
Goals against: 9

Win rate: 50%
Loss rate: 25%
Points per game: 1.75


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