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JOE BERNSTEIN: Erik ten Hag felt like he 'won the lottery' working with Pep Guardiola at Bayern Munich... now the Manchester United boss - who took the moniker 'Mini Pep' - looks to crush the Man City manager's Treble dreams

Same height, same “haircut” and less than a year between them in age, no wonder Erik ten Hag was called “Pep’s double” when they both arrived at Bayern Munich - in the same month of course.

Guardiola and Ten Hag – FA Cup final rivals on Saturday – worked for two years together in Munich, Guardiola as first-team manager, Ten Hag looking after the reserves.

It is a misconception the Dutchman was Guardiola’s appointment, it was the club who hired him from Go Ahead Eagles, and the links between first and second teams weren’t that close despite training on adjacent pitches.