Alexis Sanchez is set to be the 11th man to play for Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho... so how did the others fare under each manager?

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Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola have managed some of the biggest clubs in world football, and most of the top players too.

With Alexis Sanchez on the verge of sealing a shock move to Manchester United, he is set to join a distinguished list of footballers who have played under both.

Here Sportsmail take a look at how the previous 10 have fared, and which boss got the best out of them... 

Xabi Alonso

Xabi Alonso excelled for Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola at Real Madrid and Bayern Munich

Alonso and Guardiola share a word during a pre-season tournament in 2015

Under Jose: Xabi Alonso got three seasons working with Mourinho at Real Madrid and continued to excel as a metronomic presence in midfield.

But at the height of the Clasico rivalry between 2010 and 2012, Real often came out second best to Pep's Barcelona - though Alonso proved crucial in claiming La Liga in 2012.

Under Pep: In a surprise move to Bayern Munich in 2014, Alonso enjoyed an Indian summer in the Bundesliga.

Pep's Bayern dominated in Germany, with Alonso's deep-lying playmaker role proving crucial to the evolution of Guardiola's style away from tiki-taka. 

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Zlatan Ibrahimovic enjoyed his time under Mourinho but didn't see eye-to-eye with Guardiola

Ibrahimovic and Mourinho talk during a pre-season session in California in July 2008

Under Jose: Ibrahimovic loves playing for Mourinho, and  followed him to Manchester United in 2016 to rekindle a relationship that had blossomed in just one season together at Inter Milan.

The brash Swede is the embodiment of Mourinho on the pitch, and perfectly-suited to his style of football.

After winning Serie A together, they reunited to claim a League Cup and Europa League debut in their first season at Old Trafford.

Under Pep: After securing a big-money move to Barcelona in 2009, things quickly turned sour between Guardiola and Zlatan.

The pair did not see eye-to-eye in the one season they worked together, with Ibrahimovic particularly scathing in his assessment of their relationship in his autobiography.

Cesc Fabregas

Cesc Fabregas featured under both during his time at Barcelona and Chelsea

Fabregas takes instructions from Mourinho during his final game in charge of Chelsea

Under Jose: A surprise move to Chelsea in 2014 brought Cesc Fabregas and Jose Mourinho together.

The Spaniard proved an inspired signing, linking up well with Diego Costa and delivering a Premier League title in their first season.

The honeymoon did not last long, and when Mourinho was sacked in December 2015, Fabregas' attitude and work-rate were widely questioned.

Under Pep: Fabregas enjoyed just one season working with Guardiola at Barcelona, but came into the all-conquering side that had just won the Champions League.

Though Pep's final season was less fruitful it still delivered a Club World Cup and Copa del Rey double, and some of the best football that side ever played. 

Kevin De Bruyne

Kevin De Bruyne was discarded at Chelsea but has since excelled at Manchester City

Guardiola gives De Bruyne a pep-talk after Manchester City's 1-1 draw with Everton last August

Under Jose: Kevin De Bruyne was given barely a sniff at Chelsea by Mourinho. 

He made nine largely ineffectual appearances in just half a season before he was sold to Wolfsburg, a move that now looks one of Mourinho's worst ever pieces of business.

Under Pep: De Bruyne slotted in well in his first season at Manchester City, but Guardiola has taken his game on to another level since.

The Belgian has become the lynchpin of Guardiola's City, and re-imagined from a bustling winger/ No 10 to a deep-lying playmaker who can unlock the tightest of defences.

Arjen Robben

Arjen Robben won titles under both managers at Chelsea and Bayern Munich

Robben and Mourinho embrace as opponents during the 2010 Champions League final

Under Jose: Arjen Robben became a totem of Mourinho's dominant Chelsea side between 2004-06.

His electrifying pace, coupled with an unerringly direct style, made him a perfect fit for the 4-3-3 that claimed back-to-back Premier League titles.

Under Pep: Very much in the autumn of his career when Guardiola arrived at Bayern Munich in 2013, Robben was by then twice the player he was at Stamford Bridge.

His numbers went through the roof thanks to an old, experienced head on a body that could still outrun any flying full-back.

Pedro

Guardiola promoted Pedro from Barcelona B and Mourinho took him to Chelsea in 2015

Under Jose: Pedro and Mourinho linked up for just half a season at Chelsea when he was eventually prised from Barcelona in 2015.

It was far from a happy union, coinciding with the disintegration of Mourinho's second reign at Stamford Bridge. But Pedro wasn't to blame for that. 

Under Pep: Pedro owes his career to Pep Guardiola. He was plucked from the Barcelona B side and rose from obscurity to become a star performer almost overnight.

As a wide forward in Guardiola's 4-3-3 he was a key outlet and helped Barca to three La Liga titles and two Champions Leagues in that spell. 

Samuel Eto'o

Samuel Eto'o scored a hatful of goals for both managers at three different clubs

Under Jose: Like Zlatan, Samuel Eto'o is another striker to have enjoyed two spells under Mourinho.

He was a crucial part of the Inter side that claimed a historic treble in 2010 and returned to Mourinho's side for a season at Chelsea three years later.

Under Pep: Guardiola inherited Eto'o when he took over at Barcelona in 2008, and the striker was prolific in their only season together.

There was always a prevailing sense that the Cameroonian didn't quite fit Guardiola's methods, and he was shipped to Inter as part of the Ibrahimovic deal a year later. 

Eidur Gudjohnsen

Eidur Gudjohnsen featured under both managers at Chelsea and Barcelona

Under Jose: Eidur Gudjohnsen was the great survivor when Roman Abramovich's millions seeped through Stamford Bridge.

Despite the lavish sums spent on new strikers, the Icelander remained a crucial first-team member, especially in Mourinho's first season.

His flexibility made him the ideal central foil for Chelsea's lightning quick wingers. 

Under Pep: Gudjohnsen was merely a squad player during Barcelona's Treble season of 2008-09.

But Guardiola always trusted his man to do a job as one of the few veteran players in a youthful side. 

Maxwell

Maxwell was a key squad player for both managers at Inter Milan and Barcelona

Under Jose: Maxwell became the first-choice left-back under Mourinho in their season together at Inter Milan.

But he lasted just one campaign before following his close friend Ibrahimovic to Barcelona.

Under Pep: The Brazilian was largely meant to play second fiddle to Eric Abidal at the Nou Camp, but the Frenchman's health problems opened the door for Maxwell.

He won two league titles and was part of the famous 2011 Champions League winning squad. 

Claudio Pizarro

Claudio Pizarro only had a few months with Mourinho and was a reserve under Guardiola

Under Jose: Claudio Pizarro was one of Jose Mourinho's final signings at Chelsea in 2007.

His sacking in September that year ended their time together before it could truly get going.

Under Pep: Pizarro was at the tail-end of his career when Guardiola pitched up at Bayern Munich.

The Peruvian was very much a reserve striker in the two years, but his goal return could not be sniffed at.