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Bristol City boss Lee Johnson has described the differences between Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola's styles.

The Robins boss has first hand experience of how the Manchester United and Manchester City coaches work after facing the pair of them in last season's Carabao Cup.

After the Robins recorded a famous victory over the Red Devils, they were knocked out in the semi-finals by City.

Speaking to BBC Radio Bristol , Johnson said he couldn't help but admire Guardiola's passion for the game.

He said: "It was an amazing experience but they're very different.

"I couldn't believe how the media persona of Mourinho is completely different to the actual man - unbelievable man, very, very nice, very humble, very interested in the club.

"I had a good chat with him for 45 minutes and obviously made a big scene to make sure I had that chat by buying that bottle of wine and it did work because he came in and we had a good 45 minutes.

"With Guardiola, it was a good hour I had with him after both games and that was very tactical based, you can see the enthusiasm that runs through his blood - he's twitching, he's moving, he's asking a lot of questions.

"Just the passion, his aura, you can see it coming out of him, it was nice for me because he was very interested in us and me and the way I see things tactically - you could almost see him drawing things out of everybody that he meets.

"The levels of game and quality that he's taken his teams to - listen, he's also had a billion pound to spend and he's started off with the best players in the world so it's a very different to the start-ups we had, the three managers here (Johnson, Bristol Rovers' Darrell Clarke and Yeovil Town's Darren Way) but, by the same token, he's also improved world class players on a regular basis.

"I've got total admiration for both of them but if you're asking me the question, I won't sit on the fence, and say Guardiola probably just pips it."