It was a clash of the new breed manager, versus the old-school tactician on Tuesday night in the Championship, with Roy Hodgson taking charge of Bristol City away at Southampton.
Staggeringly, the age gap between the two managers was 45 years of age at St. Mary's, with Tonda Eckert only 33 years of age, while Hodgson is certainly one of the more senior figures in the EFL, at the wise old age of 78.
He showed there was still life in his weathered managerial methods, though, as he pulled off a fantastic draw for the Robins at the promotion-chasing hosts.
Hodgson pulls off impressive draw against Southampton
Appointed on a caretaker basis until the end of the season at Ashton Gate, Hodgson has gone down as an instant treat, among the Bristol masses.
He has collected two wins and two draws from the five matches he has overseen, with the Robins very impressive on the road at Southampton, considering the Saints had won eight matches on the spin, prior to the match-up.
The visitors were handed a slice of luck when Ryan Manning scored an own goal, but they were good value for a share of the spoils come the full-time whistle, with the game very even, despite the Robins' on-the-beach status in 11th position in the league.
He was helped somewhat by the likes of Manning and Shea Charles putting in substandard displays for the lukewarm hosts, but Hodgson would still praise his battling team afterwards, by stating that "you'd be hard pushed to criticise anybody" from the away side's point of view.
He also offered some kind comments in the way of Eckert and Co, as the confident Saints prepare to do battle with Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-finals this coming Saturday.
Hodgson's comments on Saints ahead of City
There was a lot of mutual love in the air between the two teams, with Eckert stating - before the match - that it would be an "honour" to line up alongside the ex-Fulham manager on the sidelines.
Hodgson was equally complimentary, with the seasoned head coach even stating that the runout the South Coast side were given by his brand-new team should stand them in good stead, for the tough test of City at Wembley.
He said, when commenting on Eckert and Southampton's style of play: "He is very respectful. He seems like a very nice man. I'm looking forward to having a quiet drink with him before we get on the coach.
"The club is in a very good state. The thing with the play-offs is that it's a bit of a lottery. I'm sure they will want to get an automatic promotion place.
"We did a lot tonight with the way we played and kept the ball, which he will be meeting again when he plays Pep.
I was 28 when I started, let's hope he [Eckert] has a very long career in-front of him."
It's clear that both the managers clearly hold a lot of respect and adoration for each other, with Hodgson even wishing the Saints well for the semi-final clash at Wembley.
Southampton will have to up their performance levels, though, to stand a chance of getting the better of the ten-time Premier League title winners, with Guardiola, obviously, another accomplished manager used to succeeding at the very top, like Hodgson.
Eckert will be striving to be remembered down the line for his long list of managerial achievements, as well, with a promotion on his CV to the Premier League, during the fledgling stages of his career in the beautiful game, a great start.
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