Former Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has claimed Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp were afforded more luxuries than him in the Premier League.
The Portuguese highlighted the support Guardiola and Klopp have received in the transfer market since taking over at Manchester City and Liverpool respectively.
Mourinho appeared to struggle to secure his intended transfer targets in the summer at Old Trafford, but Guardiola and Klopp have not had that problem.
Jose Mourinho appeared as a guest in the beIN Sports studio during Arsenal v Chelsea
The former Manchester United boss spoke about the problems during his time at Old Trafford
He appeared as a pundit alongside And Gray and former striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
'For me it is more complicated as a manager as I don't focus on the football itself, I have to focus also in what is to prepare the future,' Mourinho said during his punditry stint on beIN Sports — his insight so fascinating that the broadcaster even split-screened the match to take in more of the 55-year-old's comments during the action.
'I think the future starts to be prepared with principles. That is more important than the football you watch and comment on. It is more important the culture you bring to the club, the principles, so it is a bit more complex.
'But you have the case of Manchester City. In the first season, Guardiola was not a champion, it was really difficult and people were expecting a winning Manchester City.
'They were coming already from winning period, champions with (Roberto) Mancini and (Manuel) Pellegrini. Some of the players were already champions twice, (Sergio) Aguero and (Vincent) Kompany, and in the first to the second season Pep made great decisions, but great decisions that were supported.
'For example, he didn't want (Pablo) Zabaleta or (Bacary) Sagna, two right-backs, and he didn't want (Aleksander) Kolarov or (Gael)
