Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp (R) and Manchester City manager Josep ‘Pep’ Guardiola during the FA Community Shield –
friendly match between Liverpool FC and Manchester City FC at the King Power Stadium. Liverpool won 3-1.
Sportsmanship: Jurgen Klopp says Guardiola made me a better manager but didn’t create competition
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp revealed before the latter paid a glowing tribute to his Manchester City counterpart Pep Guardiola, hailing him as the best manager he had ever seen.
The pair have shared many memorable battles over the past decade, first and foremost in the Bundesliga.
and then at the top of the Premier League, with a last game at the top of the table still to come at Anfield.
Klopp will leave Merseyside at the end of the season, with only the prospect of meeting in the latter stages of the FA Cup.
could now add another chapter to allow the Germans to reflect on their long lead.
Although Liverpool have a slim one-point lead going into the match, Klopp has a slightly better matchup.
their record of 29 games together, 12 wins against 11, he happily considers the ex-Barcelona incomparable in the modern game.
“Pep is the best manager in the world. I have a really good life, although I have done nowhere. he says it.
Saturday 25 November 2023: Mayor of Manchester Josep ‘Pep’ Guardiola talks to Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp after the FA Premier League match between Manchester City FC and Liverpool FC at the City of Manchester Stadium .
I don’t know how to rate past managers, but in my lifetime he is a great manager.
I see excellence when I meet it and Pep is definitely that.”I was never disappointed, I knew about 3000 footballers who were better than me and I still loved the game.
others who were better than me, I don’t. I don’t know them.
“I was just told I tested positive for Pep… I have no idea how that happened to be honest.”
It was, I is a better manager trying to let me know I’m also pretty good at what I do,
I don’t want to sound like, ‘Oh my God, I’m just happy to be here’, but you want the best from me: he is the best.
Bam .”Although Klopp praised Guardiola, he did not accept the negative characterization of the pair’s relationship, insisting that their similarities rather than their differences bind them together.”
I don’t like it’s a competition, but I understand why you call it that,” he said.”It’s not a competition.
We’re both really competitive, we both want to win football games and we’re both blessed with really good players . our teams.
“When we meet in the future, it will be full of respect. We had the opportunity to see each other more often, but we would have a lot to talk about.
Absolutely.”It’s not about him he has the last chance (to beat him) on Sunday – it’s not certain anyway, maybe we could meet again in the FA Cup. It’s a big game.
City games always have been, probably. always will be.”
Liverpool’s Luis Díaz, Ryan Gravenberch, Darwin Núñez and Cody Gakpo form a defensive wall during the FA Premier League match between Manchester City FC and Cody Gakpo. Liverpool.
FC at City Stadium, Manchester from.(Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)Klopp rejected the idea that the match will be a virtual title decider with 10 games to play and Arsenal also firmly in the hunt for the trophy, but could not hide.
the importance of it.”I don’t know who is playing in other leagues on the weekend, but apparently it is a weekend game and the attendance is huge.”
Red course decision? I don’t know who came up with that. It’s really early, we could go through all the possible scenarios.”
Whatever the result, I don’t think anyone should open the champagne bottles.
“Liverpool is a very questionable defender Ibrahima.
Konate is injured for Thursday’s 5-1 Europa League second-half defeat of Sparta Prague, meaning Jarell Quansah could get the biggest start of his career alongside Virgil van Dijk.
Klopp could also welcome Mohammed Salah. back to his starting line-up as the Egyptian forward returns from the bench in time for midweek.
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