Pep Guardiola vs Erik ten Hag: Complete head-to-head record
- Guardiola first took on Ten Hag in nine-goal Manchester derby thriller
- Man City also victorious when two sides met in 2023 FA Cup final
- Ten Hag broke duck when Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford inspired 2-1 comeback win in January 2023
Pep Guardiola and Erik ten Hag were once on the same coaching staff at Bayern Munich but have since taken the two biggest jobs Manchester has to offer.
Ten Hag worked under Guardiola in Germany with the Dutchman in charge of the Bayern reserves while the Spaniard managed the first team.
The two then went their separate ways, heading to FC Utrecht and Manchester City respectively, but are in close quarters once again with Ten Hag enduring a chaotic second season at Manchester United.
Here's their complete head-to-head record as managers.
1. Man City 6-3 Man Utd - 2 October 2022
All the talk heading into the first clash between Guardiola and Ten Hag was about Erling Haaland, who was going into his first Manchester derby in fine form.
With the Norwegian taking England by storm and Man Utd still finding their feet under Ten Hag, many expected the striker to find the back of the next, and he did so on three occasions.
His opponents couldn't handle him in the first half as he scored two goals and set up another to give his team a 4-0 lead at the break, with Guardiola humiliating Man Utd's new boss.
The humiliation continued in the second half with Haaland getting another goal and another assist after Antony got his team on the scoreboard to make it 6-1.
Ten Hag restored some pride in the closing stages of the game as Anthony Martial bagged a late double to make it 6-3, but it was a match to forget for the Dutchman nonetheless.
2. Man Utd 2-1 Man City - 14 January 2023
Man Utd put together a head of steam form-wise before the return Manchester derby of the 2022/23 season. However, they would fall behind on the hour mark.
Kevin De Bruyne's chipped cross found Jack Grealish in the middle and the England international rose highest to nod in.
However, United's persistence paid off as a Casemiro through ball worked its way to Bruno Fernandes. Although Marcus Rashford had run from an offside position, he was adjudged not to have interfered before Fernandes curled in.
Rashford, who appeared to pull up injured earlier in the game, was then on hand to finish Alejandro Garnacho's cross to give United another important win and Ten Hag's first over Guardiola.
3. Man City 2-1 Man Utd - 3 June 2023
The FA Cup trophy arrived at Wembley ahead of the 2023 final with the word 'Manchester' already etched into the famous silver. After 13 seconds, the engraver may have felt compelled to start chiselling out a 'C'.
In the time it would take the average UK typist to strike out eight words - considerably less than this sentence - Ilkay Gundogan had volleyed City into an emphatic lead.
However, Fernandes converted a controversial penalty to haul United level before the interval.
Gundogan bobbled in his second - but somewhat less impressive - volley of the afternoon beyond David de Gea's feeble dive shortly after the break but United had amble opportunity to equalise again only to be foiled by a penalty box scramble.
Ten Hag had promised to "give everything" to win the first Manchester derby in an FA Cup final but it wasn't enough to defeat Guardiola.
4. Man Utd 0-3 Man City - 29 October 2023
There was only one team in the contest when City rocked up to Old Trafford in October 2023.
Haaland grabbed a brace as the reigning Premier League champions assumed control and the super-smiley Phil Foden put the cherry on top of the cake with a third ten minutes from time.
United never really threatened, much to the chagrin of their supporters, and were left to lick their wounds from another disappointing defeat.
5. Man City 3-1 Man Utd - 3 March 2024
Ten Hag's Man Utd squad pulled into the Etihad Stadium with more than a few injury absentees ahead of this March 2024 clash, so it was something of a surprise when Rashford powered a piledriver in off the crossbar to give the visitors an early lead.
The Red Devils frustrated the home side until four minutes before the hour mark when Foden cut inside and curled in wonderfully from distance.
It was the local lad who struck again in the 80th minute to put City ahead before a Sofyan Amrabat error handed Haaland his customary goal on a plate.
Pep Guardiola vs Erik ten Hag H2H Record
- Games played: 5
- Guardiola wins: 4
- Ten Hag wins: 1
- Draws: 0
Goals scored
- Teams managed by Guardiola: 15
- Teams managed by Ten Hag: 7
Top scorers
Player | Team | Goals scored |
---|---|---|
Erling Haaland | Man City | 6 |
Phil Foden | Man City | 6 |
Anthony Martial | Man Utd | 2 |
Ilkay Gundogan | Man City | 2 |
Marcus Rashford | Man Utd | 2 |
Bruno Fernandes | Man Utd | 2 |