It was a team Liverpool And Manchester City participated in an epic race for the English Premier League title in recent years, during which the Reds managed to grab the title once, while City more than once outperformed the Reds in the race for the title by only one point.
It is noteworthy that Guardiola entered the last year of his contract with Manchester Citywho travels to Anfield on Sunday, while serious discussions about an extension have not yet begun.
Klopp admitted, in an interview with the British Daily Mail, that "The best coach in the world"Guardiola forced Liverpool to raise his level as a player, noting, laughingly, that he did not mind the Spanish coach’s disappearance.
Klopp said he believed the City coach would end up staying at the club Etihad Stadium.
The German coach preferred that Guardiola take a 4-year vacation, and said that he is 100% serious. adding "In fact, my favorite solution would have been to have taken time off in the past four years!"
And he continued, "I don’t know how many times I should say it, but it The best coach in the world And he proves it all the time and every day. It’s really special what they do and I respect that".
And he said "I will not miss the competition between us! He told me when we’re not in charge of any club anymore, we’ll sit down and have a glass of wine, even though I don’t like it very much."And he added, "We can do that but if I’m (still) working and he’s away from City, I’ll visit him and we can make it work.. no problem with that.".
It is noteworthy that Liverpool have won four major titles since Klopp’s arrival in 2015, but his score would have been much greater if City had not grabbed 4 titles in Premier League In 5 seasons under the leadership of Guardiola.
Unlike other competitions between former top coaches, including the Alex Ferguson against Arsene Wenger AndJose Mourinho against Rafa BenitezKlopp and Guardiola have always shown good respect for each other.
Klopp said: "I am a happy person and I have no problem with the situation"added that Federer AndNadal They compete at the highest level and are friends while "Pep and I are not best friends because we don’t know each other.. but I respect him a lot, and I know he respects what we do. You don’t need to be disrespectful just because you two are rivals".
and stems "About the matches I would like to say that we have a good relationship without meeting. During the matches, we were rivals but so far we managed to get rid of any bad things.. I can always admit the brilliance when I saw him, and that is the case with him and with City".
It is noteworthy that Liverpool did not lose a league match on Anfield Stadium In front of the public for more than 5 years. Their only home defeats during that time were in empty stadiums imposed by a pandemic COVID-19.
In this regard, Klopp said that the fans can have an impact again on Sunday, but only if the players do their part, and added, confirming "Anfield alone would not have beaten City.. Yes, the empty stadium didn’t help but the boys were still needed. It was very intense matches against City and we have to make sure it’s the same again".
It is noteworthy that City’s only win at Anfield since 2003, when they won 4-1, came in 2021 when the fans were not allowed to be in the stadiums.
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And he said club “I wish he had taken a leave of absence in the last four years!” he joked, adding that he would have preferred if he had resigned Guardiola From his position as a City coach or if he leaves the team, which has won the Premier League 4 times in the last five years.
It was a team Liverpool And Manchester City participated in an epic race for the English Premier League title in recent years, during which the Reds managed to grab the title once, while City more than once outperformed the Reds in the race for the title by only one point.
It is noteworthy that Guardiola entered the last year of his contract with Manchester Citywho travels to Anfield on Sunday, while serious discussions about an extension have not yet begun.
Klopp admitted, in an interview with the British Daily Mail, that “the best coach in the world,” meaning Guardiola, forced Liverpool to raise his level of player, noting, laughingly, that he did not mind the disappearance of the Spanish coach.
Klopp said he believed the City coach would end up staying at the club Etihad Stadium.
The German coach preferred that Guardiola take a 4-year vacation, and said that he is 100% serious. “Actually, my favorite solution would have been for him to have taken leave in the past four years!”
“I don’t know how many times I should say it, but it The best coach in the world And he proves it all the time and every day. It’s really special what they do and I respect that.”
“I’m not going to miss the competition between us! He told me when we’re not in charge of any club anymore, we’ll sit down together and have a glass of wine, though I don’t like it very much,” he said. “We can do it but if you (still) I work and he is away from City, I will visit him and we can achieve this.. no problem with that.”
It is noteworthy that Liverpool have won four major titles since Klopp’s arrival in 2015, but his score would have been much greater if City had not grabbed 4 titles in Premier League In 5 seasons under the leadership of Guardiola.
Unlike other competitions between former top coaches, including the Alex Ferguson against Arsene Wenger AndJose Mourinho against Rafa BenitezKlopp and Guardiola have always shown good respect for each other.
“I’m a happy person and I don’t have a problem with the situation,” Klopp said, adding that Federer AndNadal They competed at the highest level and are friends while “Pep and I are not best friends because we don’t know each other…but I respect him a lot, and I know he respects what we do. You don’t need to disrespect just because you’re competitors.”
“About the matches, I would like to say that we had a good relationship without meeting. During the matches, we were rivals but so far we managed to get rid of any bad things. I can always admit the brilliance when I saw him, and that is the case with him and with City.”
It is noteworthy that Liverpool did not lose a league match on Anfield Stadium In front of the public for more than 5 years. Their only home defeats during that time were in empty stadiums imposed by a pandemic COVID-19.
In this regard, Klopp said that the fans can make an impact again on Sunday, but only if the players do their part. He added, “Anfield alone would not have defeated City… Yes, the empty stadium did not help but the boys are still needed. It was very intense matches against City and we have to make sure it’s the same again.”
It is noteworthy that City’s only win at Anfield since 2003, when they won 4-1, came in 2021 when the fans were not allowed to be in the stadiums.