Guardiola describes Jurgen Klopp, and the latter responds to him
Pep Guardiola described his German counterpart Jurgen Klopp as "the biggest rival in my career", while the latter responded that the Spaniard is "the best coach in the world" ahead of the upcoming summit match between leaders Manchester City and its guest Liverpool on Sunday in the English Premier League football, which may be fateful in Define the identity of the hero this season.
The two teams enter the match at the "Al Ittihad" stadium, and City leads its opponent by one point, eight stages before the end of the league.
The two teams competed several times in recent years for the local title, and it does not seem that things will be different this time.
"In the last five years, they have been the biggest competitor," Guardiola said during the press conference on the sidelines of the summit.
"Jurgen, as a coach, is the biggest rival in my career and I think what both teams offer is good for football," he added.
"Except for the year we got 100 points (2018), the other (years) were close. It's because they are a good team and I hope they think about that for us," added the coach, who has led City to three league titles in the last four years.
"I will remember the time I spent here, when I retire and play golf, I will remember that my biggest rival was Liverpool for sure," Guardiola said, who faced Klopp in Germany when he was coach of Bayern Munich and the latter for Borussia Dortmund.
For his part, Klopp, who led Liverpool to the league title in 2020, ended a thirty-year fast for the team, "Pep is the best coach in the world and I think we all agree on that, and perhaps it is a coincidence that things have not gone as they should in the Champions League so far."
"If anyone doubts him, I don't know how that could happen," he added, referring to some criticizing Guardiola for not winning the Champions League since his departure from Barcelona, with whom he won the continental title in 2009 and 2011.
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