Pep Guardiola: Manchester City boss has no problem shaking hands with Jose Mourinho

Pep Guardiola's first Premier League game sees City take on Sunderland on Saturday 13 August

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola will have no problem shaking Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho's hand at Monday's pre-season derby in Beijing.

The game will be the second meeting since their time in charge of Barcelona and Real Madrid ended in 2012.

Both have played down the significance of their rivalry and Guardiola will offer the hand of friendship.

"Of course I will shake his hand. Why shouldn't I? We are polite guys. I want to win. So does he," he said.

When questioned on the subject, Mourinho said: "Of course I will shake his hand.

"I worked with him for three years at Barcelona. We have managed teams against each other and we are very professional. My relationship with him is normal."

The Manchester United manager was speaking at a chaotic pre-match news conference, which had to be moved outdoors.

That came the day after one of the team's planes to Beijing was forced into a unscheduled landing due to bad weather.

What is the history between the pair?

Guardiola and Mourinho had two seasons in direct competition with each other in Spain, between 2010 and 2012.

While they each won one La Liga title, Guardiola's Barcelona were widely regarded as superior to Mourinho's Real, with the Catalan giants winning the Champions League by beating Manchester United at Wembley in 2011.

Guardiola's side secured a 5-0 win in the first El Clasico meeting in November 2010 and, later the same season, Mourinho was sent to the stands for protesting at Pepe's red card in the Champions League semi-final, which Barcelona also won.

Possibly Mourinho's most controversial incident involving Barcelona came in August 2011, when he jabbed a finger in the eye of Guardiola's assistant Tito Vilanova.

He was banned for the incident but that was subsequently revoked.

Pitch imperfect?

Meanwhile, heavy rain in the Chinese capital over the past few weeks has forced organisers to move training sessions from the Bird's Nest stadium - which will host Monday's game - to the nearby Olympic Sports Centre.

And Guardiola said he is concerned about the state of the pitch.

"The most important thing is that we get no injuries [on Monday]," said Guardiola. "We have not seen the pitch but the information is that it is not in good condition."

Mourinho shares Guardiola's concerns about the playing surface.

"It's a problem for me, bad conditions for my players to train and bad conditions for my players to play" he said

"So if you ask me my objective for the match on Monday I only have one: Take the players home safe without any kind of injury."