Pep is just finishing his third season in charge at the Camp Nou, whilst Sir Alex will mark a quarter of a century as United boss in November and next Saturday the two will meet for the second time in a Champions League final, with Pep one up so far after the win in Rome two years ago.

Ferguson, 36 trophies in 25 years

In the nearly 25 years he’s been the boss at Old Trafford, Alex Ferguson has enjoyed spectacular success, winning a stunning 36 trophies - 12 Premier Leagues, 2 Champions Leagues, 9 Community Shields, 5 FA Cups, 4 Carling Cups, 2 World Club Cups, 1 Cup Winners Cup and 1 European Super Cup. His team won the Premier League three years on the run between 2006 and 2009 and in 1999 won the treble of League, Cup and Champions League with their dramatic win over Bayern at the Camp Nou.

Guardiola averaging 3 titles a year

Since taking over at the Camp Nou, in the summer of 2008, Pep Guardiola has won at least one title a year –taking a total of the 9 his team have disputed so far. Guardiola is the first ever Barça manager to take the league title three years on the run in his first three years in the job and his team have also won the Champions League in 2009, the Spanish Cup in 2009, the Spanish Super Cup in 2008 and 2009, the European Super Cup in 2009 and the World Club Cup in 2009.

That means that Guardiola’s record, though much shorter than Ferguson’s shows a better average, with 3 titles a season, against the United manager’s 1.44 a year.