3) Pep's ground passing vs Mourinho's long-ball
Pep Guardiola is known for his tiki-taka football from his days in Barcelona. Bayern Munich played in a similar fashion, only their build up was much faster and more direct.
At City, the philosophy is no different, with Kevin De Bryune and David Silva pairing up in central midfield along with holding midfielder, Fernandinho (or Ilkay Gundogan, who is just back from injury). The trio keeps possession with swift touches and short ground passing and dominates the midfield.
The build-up starts from goalkeeper Claudio Bravo getting the two central defenders involved. Ball playing centre-half John Stones also joins the attack as they look to thread deft passes for the attackers.
United, on the other hand, look to play long balls as the big men Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Marouane Fellaini and Paul Pogba bringing the ball down deep in the opponent half. David de Gea, Daily Blind, and Wayne Rooney have been assigned to pick out the players with their long passing range.
