Claudio Ranieri wins a battle between Sir Alex Ferguson and Pep Guardiola because of Leicester City’s incredible title, Jose Mourinho has said.
The former Chelsea and Real Madrid boss, now in charge of Fenerbahce, was asked to choose between the legendary Manchester United manager and the current Manchester City boss, but flipped the question.
While Ferguson (13) and Guardiola (six) have won the most Premier League titles, they do not compare to Ranieri’s single triumph with City in his eyes.
Asked on John Obi Mikel’s podcast to pick between Ferguson and Guardiola, Mourinho said: “It’s impossible to compare generations, impossible to compare the potential to do things.
“Both of them are historic in the Premier League. But for me, the historic one in the Premier League is Ranieri.
“Because winning with Leicester is something unique. To win four, five, six titles with Manchester United in that generation is great, but… To win five, six, seven titles with Man City in this generation is great, but…
“With Leicester, there is no but. For me it is the most incredible title I have lived through.”
Mourinho’s final game in charge of his second spell at Chelsea was a 2-1 defeat at the King Power Stadium during City’s run to the title.
Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez scored to inflict a ninth defeat in 16 games on Mourinho, leaving his reigning champions just a point outside the relegation zone.
Mourinho often disparaged Ranieri during their title battle in Italy, when the Portuguese boss was in charge of Inter Milan and Ranieri was at Roma.
But since City’s title win, he has been a lot warmer towards the Italian and has routinely praised his work, especially with Leicester.
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