Speaking about Guardiola ahead of the meeting between the two teams at Anfield on Sunday, Klopp had high praise for Man City boss.
Liverpool's German manager Jurgen Klopp. (Photo: AFP)
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp believes Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is the best manager in the world. Klopp also believes that Guardiola’s record in management is unmatched.
Pep Guardiola has guided City to Premier League glory in last season. Man City has also become the first team in English top-flight history to reach 100 points under Pep Guardiola’s guidance in last season.
Guardiola has also won two champions league and three La Liga titles with FC Barcelona. The Spaniard has also Bayern Munich to three consecutive Bundesliga crowns.
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Speaking about Guardiola ahead of the meeting between the two teams at Anfield on Sunday, Klopp had high praise for Man City boss.
“What he has been doing since he started his career as a manager, I never heard of something similar,” Klopp said, adding, “People in Liverpool would say differently about big Bill [Shankly] and big Bob [Paisley], but it is hard to compare eras as the times are completely different. But still doing the right things consistently is quality, obviously.
“He is the best manager in the world, no doubt about that. No doubt about that.”
Pep Guardiola and Klopp have faced each other 14 times in their careers, with later winning eight of those meetings as manager of Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund.
“People said he has always had better teams than I had, but I would not even compare myself with him,” Klopp further continued. “I see his teams playing and I know that is really exceptional. I see what he did in different teams.
“Yes, he had better teams, that is true, more experienced, Bayern, Barcelona, we don’t have to talk about that. The target for us is to come closer.”
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