March 08, (THEWILL) – Manager of English Premier League football club, Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp, has spoken out about his professional rivalry with Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola, claiming that it has driven both managers to “insane levels.”
This season, Liverpool and Manchester City are in a two-horse race for the Premier League title. City are presently six points ahead of Liverpool, although the Reds have a game in hand, and the two teams will meet again in April.
As THEWILL reported, Guardiola admitted that Klopp’s side were the toughest team he had played in his coaching career after City increased their advantage at the top with a 4-1 victory against Manchester United on Sunday.
The German has subsequently responded to these remarks, reciprocating the compliment and even taking the time to commend Guardiola’s Bayern Munich side, whom he faced while at Borussia Dortmund.
“I can give that back, hey?! Easily. I could say City is the toughest opponent I ever had but I should not forget I faced him already at Bayern, so I cannot say that it was much easier, it’s just a different situation,” Klopp said.
“I know what he means – we push each other on insane levels, we pushed each other on insane levels in the last few years. The amount of points both teams collected, OK, we couldn’t cope with it last year for obvious reasons, but in the other years we were really around.
“How I said, I don’t think City would get the amount of points they will get this year if we wouldn’t be around, and the other way around is pretty much the same. It’s good but a lot of games to play, so we will see where we end up.”
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
