Guardiola vs Klopp | Could this be the last episode of rivalry that has dominated English football?
Liverpool head coach Jürgen Klopp and his Manchester City counterpart Pep Guardiola have fought out epic title battles - and their Premier League rivalry could be set for a fitting final chapter on SundayJürgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola’s rivalry has both dominated and changed English football.
The two managers have differing, defined, hugely successful styles - Guardiola’s City pass teams to death while Klopp’s Liverpool prefer a high-energy pressing game.Klopp’s Liverpool are all that have stood in the way of City securing an unprecedented six consecutive English titles - winning the 2019-20 Premier League.
They finished third in the first year but won five of the next six titles.But it is not just the fact they have won all those titles between them, it is the manner of the title races. Had City dropped points, Liverpool would have won the title - but as it happened, Liverpool’s quadruple dreams were over.
In fact, after their last league meeting, a 1-1 draw at the Etihad in November, Klopp pulled his striker Darwin Nunez away from Guardiola as the Spanish-speaking pair were having an argument.Countless times over the years, Klopp has referred to Guardiola as the best manager in the world. While Guardiola was still at Barcelona, Klopp was in charge of Dortmund and led them to the Bundesliga title in 2010/11 and 2011/12.