Former Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema was reunited with his old coach Jose Mourinho on Friday.

The pair were both in attendance to watch Anthony Joshua beat Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia.

Benzema, who plays for Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad, shared a warm embrace with Mourinho.

While at Real Madrid, Benzema and Mourinho worked together from 2010 to 2013.

During that time Real won the LaLiga title, the Copa del Rey and the Supercopa de Espana.

Benzema scored 350 goals during his time at Real, with 78 of those strikes coming under Mourinho.

Mourinho once branded Benzema a 'pussycat', but the French striker didn't complain about the criticism.

Benzema played for Real from 2009 until 2023 before signing for Al-Ittihad, for whom he has scored 12 goals in 23 games so far.

There have been suggestions that the 36-year-old is unhappy at Al-Ittihad, but Benzema insisted that he doesn't have any issues with manager Marcelo Gallardo.

Benzema said: 'I am back and now I am better. The story of my departure is not true and I am happy in Saudi Arabia.

'I have no problems with [Marcelo] Gallardo, all those who say I want to return to Europe are liars. I am very happy at Al-Ittihad.'

Mourinho, meanwhile, is currently without a club after being sacked by Roma in January.

The 61-year-old revealed that he 'wants to return to work tomorrow' but insisted that he has to wait for the right opportunity.

Asked by Sky Sports if he will be managing again soon, Mourinho said: 'I hope so. I want [to manage].

'Roma was great because we did two European finals in two years and that’s hard in a club that ever did it.

'But now I have to wait for the right opportunity.

'I want to work tomorrow if possible, but I don’t want to make the wrong decision.’

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