The hotly predicted pre-season meeting between Jose Mourinho's Manchester United and Pep Guardiola's Manchester city has been cancelled.
Mourinho vs Guardiola is set to be a standout rivalry in this season's finest League, with the two managers in close proximity for the primary time since their days in charge of actual Madrid and Barcelona.
The worldwide Champions Cup provided enthusiasts a primary glimpse on the contemporary installment of their running fight, but torrential rain in Beijing has rendered the pitch at the fowl's Nest Stadium unplayable.
Fanatics must now wait unless September 10 for the primary Manchester derby of the ideal League season at historical Trafford to see the big name bosses go head-to-head.
United boss Mourinho was once brazenly critical of the enjoying floor in China ahead of the sport, saying his gamers can be fortunate to avert damage.
"The pitch could be very unhealthy and the of my players is extra most important than outcome," he mentioned.
"We can not simply run away and disappear and not play, so we need to play and try to be lucky."
each managers moved to calm passions ahead of the pre-season contest, each insisting they'd don't have any trouble shaking the other's hand, after their rivalry in El Clasico became increasingly bitter with those games more often than not characterised with the aid of on-pitch melees and touchline bickering.
Guardiola had commented on their relationship: "we're polite guys. Why now not? Why should he no longer shake my hand? No intent why. "He wants to win, I wish to win, that's all."