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One of the best team and managerial rivalries of recent years

By Charles Cornwall

One of the best team and managerial rivalries of recent years
One of the best team and managerial rivalries of recent years
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One of the best team and managerial rivalries of recent years is undoubtedly that of Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool versus Pep Guardiola and Manchester City, a rivalry that began when the Spanish coach became Bayern Munich manager in 2013, which started a rivalry that extended into the Premier League, a rivalry that has been going on for 10 years.

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This rivalry far surpassed Guardiola's rivalry with Jose Mourinho, as it only lasted 2 years, when Mourinho managed Real Madrid from 2010 to 2013, this rivalry ended when Guardiola left Barcelona in 2012. So without a doubt this could be the best rivalry in at least the last two and a half decades.

Despite this great rivalry, this is undoubtedly bad news for the Spanish coach, and although the rivalry was intense during the match, when the referee blew the final whistle both Klopp and Guardiola forgot their rivalry and showed that the rivalry only stays on the pitch, as there was never any misunderstanding between the two.

The relationship that exists between Klopp and Guardiola seems to be magnificent, and they always seem to be in a good mood when the two meet, having a very friendly relationship. So Guardiola would no doubt be sad to lose his best rival, leaving the great games between the two to be remembered.

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Klopp and Guardiola's 10-year rivalry record

During these 10 long years where they have played each other continuously in both the Premier League and Bundesliga, there have been a total of 29 matches to date, however with the remaining match between Liverpool and Manchester City in the Premier League there will be 30 in total. Up to this point, Klopp has a slight superiority over Guardiola as Klopp has 11 wins over Guardiola, while Pep has 10 wins over Jürgen with a total of 8 draws.