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I think its a bit harsh on Pep to take the blame for losing to Real.
His tactics were spot on, his team were 2 goals ahead but lost concentration. He is responsible but no manager can stop his players for making poor mistakes in injury time.
Klopp has Liverpool who are European Kings of England, less pressure on them to win this trophy.
Of course as LFC fan, I wouldnt swap Klopp for any manager in the world. A genius of a football manager.
His tactics were spot on, his team were 2 goals ahead but lost concentration. He is responsible but no manager can stop his players for making poor mistakes in injury time.
Klopp has Liverpool who are European Kings of England, less pressure on them to win this trophy.
Of course as LFC fan, I wouldnt swap Klopp for any manager in the world. A genius of a football manager.
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Pep revolutionised modern football, basically invented modern tiki-taka, to the point where bottom-half clubs like Brighton and Crystal Palace pass out from the GK. The people who think the players and money are the things that make him look good are clueless.
There's a reason he gets the opportunity to work with the best players and spend the most money. He has obliterated every league he's managed in, in a way that no other manager in that league or of those clubs with that same money has been able to do.
However, his record in Europe, at Bayern and especially at City, will definitely be a mark against him. It's gotten to the point that I genuinely feel sorry for him this time. There was no overthinking, he set the team up brilliantly and for 90 minutes they utterly dominated the match. Then they pathetically collapsed as he looked on helpless.
It seems that Pep will never ever win the UCL at City, it just won't happen. Thus, people will understandably place Klopp in a higher regard, as his Liverpool teams have the capacity to stick together in the big European moments while City fall apart.
There's a reason he gets the opportunity to work with the best players and spend the most money. He has obliterated every league he's managed in, in a way that no other manager in that league or of those clubs with that same money has been able to do.
However, his record in Europe, at Bayern and especially at City, will definitely be a mark against him. It's gotten to the point that I genuinely feel sorry for him this time. There was no overthinking, he set the team up brilliantly and for 90 minutes they utterly dominated the match. Then they pathetically collapsed as he looked on helpless.
It seems that Pep will never ever win the UCL at City, it just won't happen. Thus, people will understandably place Klopp in a higher regard, as his Liverpool teams have the capacity to stick together in the big European moments while City fall apart.
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Guardiola always have the funds behind him whereas Klopp has developed fantastic teams with scarce resources look at how pathetic Liverpool were when Klopp took charge the likes of Clyne Lallana Mignolet and other mediocre players they had
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Pep Guardiola: Manchester City boss says maybe he is not good enough to win Champions League with club
Pep Guardiola has said he may not be good enough to win the Champions League with Manchester City after they were knocked out by Real Madrid on Wednesday.
Real Madrid produced a dramatic late comeback at the Bernabeu to send Guardiola's side crashing out of the Champions League and deny them a second consecutive final.
It leaves City still searching for a first Champions League trophy, while Guardiola last tasted success in Europe's elite competition with Barcelona in 2011.
But Guardiola says the owner, Sheikh Mansour, has not invested in City solely for European success.
Asked if this group of players can win the Champions League, Guardiola said: "It's a question I cannot answer - football is unpredictable.
"The owners didn't buy this club and invest in these incredible facilities just to win the Champions League, they did it to be there in all competitions, every season.
"We want to [win the Champions League], maybe I am not good enough to help the team to do it. Nobody knows what would happen with another manager and other players.
"The people say if this group of players or Guardiola don't win a title, then they're failures, I completely disagree. We know how difficult everything is."
Asked if he is now hungrier to win trophies, he added: "No, I am always starving. I cannot spend a year just thinking about how happy I am. If we had won the Champions League it would be the money we spend, not how hard we work.
"The players don't realise now but it's [losing] a gift for us. I'd love to win the Champions League and be in the final but we have to be better from what happened in Madrid."
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Pep Guardiola has said he may not be good enough to win the Champions League with Manchester City after they were knocked out by Real Madrid on Wednesday.
Real Madrid produced a dramatic late comeback at the Bernabeu to send Guardiola's side crashing out of the Champions League and deny them a second consecutive final.
It leaves City still searching for a first Champions League trophy, while Guardiola last tasted success in Europe's elite competition with Barcelona in 2011.
But Guardiola says the owner, Sheikh Mansour, has not invested in City solely for European success.
Asked if this group of players can win the Champions League, Guardiola said: "It's a question I cannot answer - football is unpredictable.
"The owners didn't buy this club and invest in these incredible facilities just to win the Champions League, they did it to be there in all competitions, every season.
"We want to [win the Champions League], maybe I am not good enough to help the team to do it. Nobody knows what would happen with another manager and other players.
"The people say if this group of players or Guardiola don't win a title, then they're failures, I completely disagree. We know how difficult everything is."
Asked if he is now hungrier to win trophies, he added: "No, I am always starving. I cannot spend a year just thinking about how happy I am. If we had won the Champions League it would be the money we spend, not how hard we work.
"The players don't realise now but it's [losing] a gift for us. I'd love to win the Champions League and be in the final but we have to be better from what happened in Madrid."
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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he disagrees with Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola's view that "everyone" wants Liverpool to win the Premier League.
Guardiola said the media and wider country "supports Liverpool" after his side's win over Newcastle on Sunday.
But Klopp feels Guardiola was "influenced" by the emotions of a game.
"I have no idea if the country is supporting us. It is not the feeling I get when we go to other places, it's actually the opposite," said Klopp.
"I live in Liverpool. Here a lot of people want us to win the league that's for sure. But even here it's probably only 50%."
Klopp reflected on his analysis of Tottenham after Saturday's draw with Antonio Conte's side, a result that ultimately saw Liverpool fall three points behind City in the Premier League title race by the end of the weekend.
He said his comments were an example of how emotions after a game can influence what a manager might say.
"As a manager I had this experience recently, we are obviously influenced by the game, the situation," Klopp added.
"I have said things. Would I say it again? No. I said Tottenham play how they play but are still only fifth. It felt good at the moment but it is probably wrong.
"I don't know which situation Pep was in. Getting knocked out of he Champions League is difficult enough to take. But then Liverpool made it to the final. You say what you say."
Klopp said he may be able to recall striker Roberto Firmino from injury for Tuesday's crucial trip to Aston Villa.
Asked whether his side are now too far behind in the title race with three games remaining Klopp said: "It is clear it is not over. We have three games to play and my concern is how we can win our three games and I have no say in how City can win theirs.
"We don't stop believing, that's what we do."
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Guardiola said the media and wider country "supports Liverpool" after his side's win over Newcastle on Sunday.
But Klopp feels Guardiola was "influenced" by the emotions of a game.
"I have no idea if the country is supporting us. It is not the feeling I get when we go to other places, it's actually the opposite," said Klopp.
"I live in Liverpool. Here a lot of people want us to win the league that's for sure. But even here it's probably only 50%."
Klopp reflected on his analysis of Tottenham after Saturday's draw with Antonio Conte's side, a result that ultimately saw Liverpool fall three points behind City in the Premier League title race by the end of the weekend.
He said his comments were an example of how emotions after a game can influence what a manager might say.
"As a manager I had this experience recently, we are obviously influenced by the game, the situation," Klopp added.
"I have said things. Would I say it again? No. I said Tottenham play how they play but are still only fifth. It felt good at the moment but it is probably wrong.
"I don't know which situation Pep was in. Getting knocked out of he Champions League is difficult enough to take. But then Liverpool made it to the final. You say what you say."
Klopp said he may be able to recall striker Roberto Firmino from injury for Tuesday's crucial trip to Aston Villa.
Asked whether his side are now too far behind in the title race with three games remaining Klopp said: "It is clear it is not over. We have three games to play and my concern is how we can win our three games and I have no say in how City can win theirs.
"We don't stop believing, that's what we do."
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Both are incredible but would say Pep.
Klopp better on more limited resources and to be honest, now he is finally getting the correct backing in the transfer market he could go on to prove himself to be the better manager.
The style of play Pep develops with his teams is incredible, they tend to dominate championships.
If they win 4 titles in 5 seasons, that would be an incredible show of dominance and they have picked up many domestic cups along the way.
Guardiola's weakness is obviously the CL, over the years he has tended to make bad selection decisions in key games and maybe his side's are vulnerable mentally and tend to crumble in key moments.
Klopp is clearly superior in terms of the belief and mentality he instills into his teams.
Liverpool recovered from losing a CL final to return to win it the next season.
They earned 97 points (i think) and came back and won the title in dominant fashion the next season. Liverpool tend to win a lot of closely fought games, there is an element of luck to this but it is also testament to the belief and resolve of the team.
Both managers are doing incredible things but i just give the edge to Pep due to his team's dominant playing style.
If Liverpool do not win the title this season or next season, they will be underrated by many in the future.
Klopp better on more limited resources and to be honest, now he is finally getting the correct backing in the transfer market he could go on to prove himself to be the better manager.
The style of play Pep develops with his teams is incredible, they tend to dominate championships.
If they win 4 titles in 5 seasons, that would be an incredible show of dominance and they have picked up many domestic cups along the way.
Guardiola's weakness is obviously the CL, over the years he has tended to make bad selection decisions in key games and maybe his side's are vulnerable mentally and tend to crumble in key moments.
Klopp is clearly superior in terms of the belief and mentality he instills into his teams.
Liverpool recovered from losing a CL final to return to win it the next season.
They earned 97 points (i think) and came back and won the title in dominant fashion the next season. Liverpool tend to win a lot of closely fought games, there is an element of luck to this but it is also testament to the belief and resolve of the team.
Both managers are doing incredible things but i just give the edge to Pep due to his team's dominant playing style.
If Liverpool do not win the title this season or next season, they will be underrated by many in the future.
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has credited Liverpool with bringing the best out of his own team, while also downplaying his contribution to the Premier League champions' rise as the two rivals prepare go head to head for the title on Super Sunday.
City lead Liverpool by just a point with one game left to play on Sunday afternoon as Guardiola's side host Aston Villa, while the Reds entertain Wolverhampton Wanderers with the champions needing a win to guarantee retaining the championship.
If City do manage to get over the line at the Etihad, then it will be their fourth title in the space of just five years, a remarkable achievement for Guardiola and his team.
However, the Catalan was quick to play down his own role in City's recent Premier League dominance, instead praising his players' contributions to their success.
"Incredible, top human quality players and persons," said Guardiola in an exclusive interview with Sky Sports' Patrick Davison ahead of the final day of the Premier League season on Sunday.
"Without that, no tactics, no ideas. Nothing, nothing, top-quality players.
"All the other managers have amazing ideas and tactics. The praise in the football world is so suspicious. Every time you give good praise to me, I do not believe you. Not for one second, I'm so suspicious.
"Behind that is the players, the quality, the talent, the effort. When we are good is when we try to altogether follow one idea, but my ideas are not more special than the other ones.
"I have found a lot of incredibly talented managers in the Championship, or the Premier League who do not have success. Do you know why? They do not have the good players that we have, it is as simple as that."
Guardiola, 51, highlighted his debut campaign at City when his new team won their first six Premier League games of the season, and 10 of their first 11 matches in all competitions, before travelling to Tottenham Hotspur in October 2016.
The visitors saw their winning start to the top-flight season ended with a 2-0 defeat in north London, though, before going on to lose five more times in the league in finishing third in the table, 15 points behind eventual champions Chelsea.
However, the City boss believes that tough first season in England has helped shaped everything else that has happened to the club in the five years since.
"I remember perfectly the season we won the first 10 games and then we went to White Hart Lane to play Mauricio Pochettino's team, not Harry Kane's, Mauricio Pochettino's team, and we lost," he said.
"And I said, 'Wow, if this team is not considered favourites to win, it was Liverpool, United, Chelsea, Arsenal, whatever, we will struggle, this is tough my friend. This will be tough, it was tough.
"But it was a process, it is a process, so we learned many things, a lot that year with Mikel [Arteta], Rodolfo [Borrell], Domenec [Torrent], I learned a lot, it was incredible, like a master, a lesson, a teacher, it was like going to school a lot.
"And after, of course, the club changed the squad because it was an old team, 11 players over 31, 32 years old. The energy that we have, they didn't have it.
"It is normal, a question of time, we bring new energy and most of the things that happened in the second season happened through the first.
"Now, I would tell Pep when he arrives, 'be ready my friend as this is tough, this is tough'."
And having reshaped the City squad with younger, more mobile players, it was then the start of one of the Premier League's greatest-ever rivalries that really helped push his side on to even greater levels.
"We would not achieve what we have without them [Liverpool]," Guardiola said. "We have our opponent who brings you to the limits, otherwise complacency arrives.
"The players are not stupid, I do not need to tell them how good they are. They play against them and see them on TV and I said, 'wow, if we want to be there, we have to do it'.
"I think it is quite similar like they should think about us."
Manchester City (90 points) have already won three Premier League titles on the final day of the season - in 2012, 2014 and 2019 - and they could do so again this Sunday. Pep Guardiola's men lead Liverpool by a solitary point.
So this means:
Manchester City will win the Premier League if they beat Aston Villa on Sunday - or match Liverpool's result at home to Wolves.
Should City draw against Villa, Liverpool will be crowned champions if they beat Wolves.
Given their inferior goal difference, a draw would only be enough for Liverpool to be champions on Sunday if Manchester City lose by a seven-goal margin to Aston Villa.
Standings — English Premier League
Pos. P W D L GD Pts Form
1 Manchester City 37 28 6 3 72 90
WWWWWD
2 Liverpool 37 27 8 2 66 89
WWWDWW
An unlikely play-off for the Premier League title is still possible, in the event of both Man City and Liverpool finishing on the same number of points, goal difference, goals scored and goals conceded - with their head-to-head record already level.
For that play-off to happen, Manchester City would need to lose 6-0 at home to Villa, with Liverpool and Wolves drawing 5-5 at Anfield.
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City lead Liverpool by just a point with one game left to play on Sunday afternoon as Guardiola's side host Aston Villa, while the Reds entertain Wolverhampton Wanderers with the champions needing a win to guarantee retaining the championship.
If City do manage to get over the line at the Etihad, then it will be their fourth title in the space of just five years, a remarkable achievement for Guardiola and his team.
However, the Catalan was quick to play down his own role in City's recent Premier League dominance, instead praising his players' contributions to their success.
"Incredible, top human quality players and persons," said Guardiola in an exclusive interview with Sky Sports' Patrick Davison ahead of the final day of the Premier League season on Sunday.
"Without that, no tactics, no ideas. Nothing, nothing, top-quality players.
"All the other managers have amazing ideas and tactics. The praise in the football world is so suspicious. Every time you give good praise to me, I do not believe you. Not for one second, I'm so suspicious.
"Behind that is the players, the quality, the talent, the effort. When we are good is when we try to altogether follow one idea, but my ideas are not more special than the other ones.
"I have found a lot of incredibly talented managers in the Championship, or the Premier League who do not have success. Do you know why? They do not have the good players that we have, it is as simple as that."
Guardiola, 51, highlighted his debut campaign at City when his new team won their first six Premier League games of the season, and 10 of their first 11 matches in all competitions, before travelling to Tottenham Hotspur in October 2016.
The visitors saw their winning start to the top-flight season ended with a 2-0 defeat in north London, though, before going on to lose five more times in the league in finishing third in the table, 15 points behind eventual champions Chelsea.
However, the City boss believes that tough first season in England has helped shaped everything else that has happened to the club in the five years since.
"I remember perfectly the season we won the first 10 games and then we went to White Hart Lane to play Mauricio Pochettino's team, not Harry Kane's, Mauricio Pochettino's team, and we lost," he said.
"And I said, 'Wow, if this team is not considered favourites to win, it was Liverpool, United, Chelsea, Arsenal, whatever, we will struggle, this is tough my friend. This will be tough, it was tough.
"But it was a process, it is a process, so we learned many things, a lot that year with Mikel [Arteta], Rodolfo [Borrell], Domenec [Torrent], I learned a lot, it was incredible, like a master, a lesson, a teacher, it was like going to school a lot.
"And after, of course, the club changed the squad because it was an old team, 11 players over 31, 32 years old. The energy that we have, they didn't have it.
"It is normal, a question of time, we bring new energy and most of the things that happened in the second season happened through the first.
"Now, I would tell Pep when he arrives, 'be ready my friend as this is tough, this is tough'."
And having reshaped the City squad with younger, more mobile players, it was then the start of one of the Premier League's greatest-ever rivalries that really helped push his side on to even greater levels.
"We would not achieve what we have without them [Liverpool]," Guardiola said. "We have our opponent who brings you to the limits, otherwise complacency arrives.
"The players are not stupid, I do not need to tell them how good they are. They play against them and see them on TV and I said, 'wow, if we want to be there, we have to do it'.
"I think it is quite similar like they should think about us."
Manchester City (90 points) have already won three Premier League titles on the final day of the season - in 2012, 2014 and 2019 - and they could do so again this Sunday. Pep Guardiola's men lead Liverpool by a solitary point.
So this means:
Manchester City will win the Premier League if they beat Aston Villa on Sunday - or match Liverpool's result at home to Wolves.
Should City draw against Villa, Liverpool will be crowned champions if they beat Wolves.
Given their inferior goal difference, a draw would only be enough for Liverpool to be champions on Sunday if Manchester City lose by a seven-goal margin to Aston Villa.
Standings — English Premier League
Pos. P W D L GD Pts Form
1 Manchester City 37 28 6 3 72 90
WWWWWD
2 Liverpool 37 27 8 2 66 89
WWWDWW
An unlikely play-off for the Premier League title is still possible, in the event of both Man City and Liverpool finishing on the same number of points, goal difference, goals scored and goals conceded - with their head-to-head record already level.
For that play-off to happen, Manchester City would need to lose 6-0 at home to Villa, with Liverpool and Wolves drawing 5-5 at Anfield.
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Pep nailed it today.
A decision to win the title.
A decision to win the title.
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Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool boss crowned Premier League manager of the season
Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp has been named Barclays Premier League manager of the season and won the Sir Alex Ferguson trophy for the LMA manager of the year.
Liverpool took the title race down to the wire, racking up 92 points and finishing runners-up to Premier League champions Manchester City by a single point, as they went closer to winning the Quadruple than any other English side in history.
Reflecting on the climax to the Premier League season while accepting his award, Klopp said: "It is a great honour and it was an insane season. The last matchday when only two games were meaningless and, in the rest, we all played for absolutely everything.
"It was a bit nervy, it wasn't the best outcome for us, but we are already over it. And when you win a prize like this you are either a genius, or you have the best coaching staff in the world - I am here with four of my coaching staff, and they know how much I appreciate them."
Klopp also collected the Sir Alex Ferguson Trophy, which is voted for by the full membership of managers across all the divisions. As Sir Alex himself announced the winner, he said: "This is agony, it's absolute agony...Jurgen Klopp."
The Liverpool manager added: "This being voted for by my colleagues is obviously most important prize you can get.
"I don't believe in individual prizes in football generally, it is a team sport and I would be nothing without these boys there. It is all about what we can do together and what we did together."
Klopp's men can still clinch a cup treble if they beat Real Madrid in Paris on Saturday and add the Champions League to this season's FA Cup and League Cup successes.
https://www.skysports.com/football/...-crowned-premier-league-manager-of-the-season
Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp has been named Barclays Premier League manager of the season and won the Sir Alex Ferguson trophy for the LMA manager of the year.
Liverpool took the title race down to the wire, racking up 92 points and finishing runners-up to Premier League champions Manchester City by a single point, as they went closer to winning the Quadruple than any other English side in history.
Reflecting on the climax to the Premier League season while accepting his award, Klopp said: "It is a great honour and it was an insane season. The last matchday when only two games were meaningless and, in the rest, we all played for absolutely everything.
"It was a bit nervy, it wasn't the best outcome for us, but we are already over it. And when you win a prize like this you are either a genius, or you have the best coaching staff in the world - I am here with four of my coaching staff, and they know how much I appreciate them."
Klopp also collected the Sir Alex Ferguson Trophy, which is voted for by the full membership of managers across all the divisions. As Sir Alex himself announced the winner, he said: "This is agony, it's absolute agony...Jurgen Klopp."
The Liverpool manager added: "This being voted for by my colleagues is obviously most important prize you can get.
"I don't believe in individual prizes in football generally, it is a team sport and I would be nothing without these boys there. It is all about what we can do together and what we did together."
Klopp's men can still clinch a cup treble if they beat Real Madrid in Paris on Saturday and add the Champions League to this season's FA Cup and League Cup successes.
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Pep Guardiola was disappointed to see Manchester City have a goal disallowed at Liverpool, but shrugged off seeing coins thrown in his direction.
WHAT HAPPENED? The defending Premier League champions slipped to their first defeat of the 2022-23 campaign when going down to a Mohamed Salah goal at Anfield. City thought they had taken the lead prior to that, when Phil Foden hit the net, and Guardiola was pelted with missiles from the stands when contesting the VAR review which left his side frustrated.
WHAT THEY SAID: He told BBC Sport of questionable antics from the home support: "The crowd tried [to throw coins/objects] but they didn't touch me. Maybe next time they will be better."
Guardiola added on seeing Foden’s goal ruled out due to a foul by Erling Haaland on Fabinho in the build up: "The referee said play on, played on, played on, there were a thousand million fouls like this and this one is because we scored a goal. So they disallowed because we scored a goal, otherwise it would not have been disallowed. We lost because we make a mistake but this is Anfield."
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WHAT HAPPENED? The defending Premier League champions slipped to their first defeat of the 2022-23 campaign when going down to a Mohamed Salah goal at Anfield. City thought they had taken the lead prior to that, when Phil Foden hit the net, and Guardiola was pelted with missiles from the stands when contesting the VAR review which left his side frustrated.
WHAT THEY SAID: He told BBC Sport of questionable antics from the home support: "The crowd tried [to throw coins/objects] but they didn't touch me. Maybe next time they will be better."
Guardiola added on seeing Foden’s goal ruled out due to a foul by Erling Haaland on Fabinho in the build up: "The referee said play on, played on, played on, there were a thousand million fouls like this and this one is because we scored a goal. So they disallowed because we scored a goal, otherwise it would not have been disallowed. We lost because we make a mistake but this is Anfield."
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Pep Guardiola has apologised for chants about the Hillsborough and Heysel disasters from Manchester City supporters during their loss to Liverpool last Sunday but says he did not hear them.
The match at Anfield was marred by the songs from the away end and City fans scrawling graffiti inside the stadium in relation to the disasters. City had addressed neither of these matters publicly since the match.
“I didn’t hear the chant,” Guardiola said. “If it’s happened I’m so sorry – it doesn’t represent what we are as a team and a club. But don’t worry, we can behave perfectly [from] our mistakes. Not a problem.”
Objects were thrown at the City bus at Anfield, resulting in a damaged windscreen. Liverpool were fined €20,000 by Uefa in 2018 for a similar incident before a Champions League quarter-final. Also this week there were accusations – made anonymously – that Jürgen Klopp had stoked the fires with pre-match comments that were alleged to be xenophobic. Liverpool’s manager rejected those claims.
Guardiola, asked whether the relationship between the two clubs had become toxic, responded: “I don’t think so. From our side, I’m pretty sure it hasn’t.”
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...-city-fans-chants-at-anfield?CMP=share_btn_tw
The match at Anfield was marred by the songs from the away end and City fans scrawling graffiti inside the stadium in relation to the disasters. City had addressed neither of these matters publicly since the match.
“I didn’t hear the chant,” Guardiola said. “If it’s happened I’m so sorry – it doesn’t represent what we are as a team and a club. But don’t worry, we can behave perfectly [from] our mistakes. Not a problem.”
Objects were thrown at the City bus at Anfield, resulting in a damaged windscreen. Liverpool were fined €20,000 by Uefa in 2018 for a similar incident before a Champions League quarter-final. Also this week there were accusations – made anonymously – that Jürgen Klopp had stoked the fires with pre-match comments that were alleged to be xenophobic. Liverpool’s manager rejected those claims.
Guardiola, asked whether the relationship between the two clubs had become toxic, responded: “I don’t think so. From our side, I’m pretty sure it hasn’t.”
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Pep leads the way by a mile (if not more!)
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Klopp: “Pep is the best manager in the world. In my lifetime, he’s the outstanding manager”.
“The way he influenced football. Many trophies won but he behaves like he's never won anything… the desire is outstanding”.
“I see excellence. Pep is definitely that”.
Klopp: “Pep is the best manager in the world. In my lifetime, he’s the outstanding manager”.
“The way he influenced football. Many trophies won but he behaves like he's never won anything… the desire is outstanding”.
“I see excellence. Pep is definitely that”.
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Jurgen Klopp opens up on his new life and drops biggest hint yet on next job
Jurgen Klopp has revealed all about the new life that awaits him and his wife Ulla in Mallorca after walking away from Liverpool, adding that it is unlikely he will return to club football management.
The now former Reds boss called time on nearly nine years at Anfield at the closure of the Premier League season, bringing to an end an illustrious chapter in Liverpool history which saw the German taken to the hearts of the club's fans as he secured Premier League and Champions League glory.
Discussing his hove to Mallorca, Klopp said, via the Liverpool Echo : "We are getting older and the medical care here is great. There are many German doctors and I would like to be able to understand every word, how I feel and so on, when the problems become bigger.
"I've dreamed of having a house in the south all my life. I like the weather, the climate, I like the people. There are lots of things I like here. And also people I already know. It's not like I'm looking for new friends. I already have friends for life, and if some of them are here too, that's cool.
"I don't want to emigrate. We go on holiday here every now and then. But when I'm here, I want everything to be as I know it. That's totally boring. But the point is that I want to get to know a different life, but not somewhere in the jungle or on the mountain."
When pressed on what his next job could be, Klopp said: "It's out of the question that I'll stop working altogether. But I don't see myself continuing at the same pace as before at the moment.
"A coach is a coach. And you do it with everything you have, or nothing at all. That's how I understand it. Now I'm taking my time off. How am I supposed to know how I'll feel during or after the time off, and what I want to do then? I have no idea. Let's wait and see."
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Jurgen Klopp has revealed all about the new life that awaits him and his wife Ulla in Mallorca after walking away from Liverpool, adding that it is unlikely he will return to club football management.
The now former Reds boss called time on nearly nine years at Anfield at the closure of the Premier League season, bringing to an end an illustrious chapter in Liverpool history which saw the German taken to the hearts of the club's fans as he secured Premier League and Champions League glory.
Discussing his hove to Mallorca, Klopp said, via the Liverpool Echo : "We are getting older and the medical care here is great. There are many German doctors and I would like to be able to understand every word, how I feel and so on, when the problems become bigger.
"I've dreamed of having a house in the south all my life. I like the weather, the climate, I like the people. There are lots of things I like here. And also people I already know. It's not like I'm looking for new friends. I already have friends for life, and if some of them are here too, that's cool.
"I don't want to emigrate. We go on holiday here every now and then. But when I'm here, I want everything to be as I know it. That's totally boring. But the point is that I want to get to know a different life, but not somewhere in the jungle or on the mountain."
When pressed on what his next job could be, Klopp said: "It's out of the question that I'll stop working altogether. But I don't see myself continuing at the same pace as before at the moment.
"A coach is a coach. And you do it with everything you have, or nothing at all. That's how I understand it. Now I'm taking my time off. How am I supposed to know how I'll feel during or after the time off, and what I want to do then? I have no idea. Let's wait and see."
Jurgen Klopp opens up on his new life and drops biggest hint yet on next job
The former Liverpool boss is heading for Mallorca, where he bought a £3.4m home two years ago, as he takes a break from work after over 20 years in management
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‘Kloppo is back’ – Jurgen Klopp set for emotional return to dugout for the first time since Liverpool exit
Jurgen Klopp is set to make his managerial return in September for an exhibition with former club Borussia Dortmund.
The German is heading back to his homeland to take his seat in the dugout for the first time since leaving Liverpool at the end of last season.
Klopp cited burnout for his decision to end his eight-year tenure in charge at Anfield, with the 57-year-old saying he was looking forward to taking a break from the game and living a normal life fit for the ‘Normal One’.
He will return to football sooner than expected - although it appears just for a one-off game in Dortmund.
Klopp will sit back into the manager hotseat for a testimonial match for ex-BVB duo Lukasz Piszczek and Jakub Blaszczykowski in September.
The Polish pair both played the majority of their careers at Dortmund, with Piszczek retiring at the end of last season to become the club's assistant coach, while Blaszczykowski hung up his boots in 2023 and is now part-owner of former club Wisla Krakow.
The popular boss coached both players during his spell in charge at Dortmund, where he led the team to two Bundesliga titles between 2008 and 2015.
And he has agreed to take part in their official farewell match at Signal Iduna Park on September 7, revealing the news in a video posted to Dortmund’s Instagram account.
In the video, Piszczek and Blaszczykowski can be seen discussing the match and their need for a manager to lead the team - before deciding to give ‘the retired coach’ a call.
Klopp, who has been summering in Mallorca having purchased a villa on the Spanish island, then appears on screen wearing sunglasses and laughing - a sound Reds fans will surely enjoy hearing again.
"You finally have your farewell game," Klopp says.
"Oh my god. And you want to train before the game. Are you stupid?"
The players then asked Klopp which team he would like to manage for the testimonial, to which he replied with a laugh: "I couldn't care less!
“I do it like I used to, I start thinking about it five minutes beforehand.
“Is the game sold out? I’d buy a ticket if I wasn’t coming anyway!”
It turns out Klopp has chosen his side, with the ex-Liverpool boss taking charge of the Kuba [Blaszczykowski] All-Stars team, as the two Poles face off against each other in teams made up of some of their old teammates.
Among those to have confirmed their participation in the game after Nuri Sahin, the former Dortmund and Liverpool midfielder and current BVB head coach, ex-midfielder and the club’s sporting director Sebastian Kehl and Dortmund’s one-club hero Marcel Schmelzer.
Dortmund signed off the video with the slogan, ‘Kloppo ist dabei’ - which translates to, ‘Kloppo is back’.
The whole video is in German, but that won’t matter for any Liverpool fans missing their old boss, as just the sound of his voice, laugh and the sight of his pearly white smile will probably bring them comfort as they head into a new era without him.
And, who knows, perhaps he’ll be back at Anfield at some point in the near future.
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Jurgen Klopp is set to make his managerial return in September for an exhibition with former club Borussia Dortmund.
The German is heading back to his homeland to take his seat in the dugout for the first time since leaving Liverpool at the end of last season.
Klopp cited burnout for his decision to end his eight-year tenure in charge at Anfield, with the 57-year-old saying he was looking forward to taking a break from the game and living a normal life fit for the ‘Normal One’.
He will return to football sooner than expected - although it appears just for a one-off game in Dortmund.
Klopp will sit back into the manager hotseat for a testimonial match for ex-BVB duo Lukasz Piszczek and Jakub Blaszczykowski in September.
The Polish pair both played the majority of their careers at Dortmund, with Piszczek retiring at the end of last season to become the club's assistant coach, while Blaszczykowski hung up his boots in 2023 and is now part-owner of former club Wisla Krakow.
The popular boss coached both players during his spell in charge at Dortmund, where he led the team to two Bundesliga titles between 2008 and 2015.
And he has agreed to take part in their official farewell match at Signal Iduna Park on September 7, revealing the news in a video posted to Dortmund’s Instagram account.
In the video, Piszczek and Blaszczykowski can be seen discussing the match and their need for a manager to lead the team - before deciding to give ‘the retired coach’ a call.
Klopp, who has been summering in Mallorca having purchased a villa on the Spanish island, then appears on screen wearing sunglasses and laughing - a sound Reds fans will surely enjoy hearing again.
"You finally have your farewell game," Klopp says.
"Oh my god. And you want to train before the game. Are you stupid?"
The players then asked Klopp which team he would like to manage for the testimonial, to which he replied with a laugh: "I couldn't care less!
“I do it like I used to, I start thinking about it five minutes beforehand.
“Is the game sold out? I’d buy a ticket if I wasn’t coming anyway!”
It turns out Klopp has chosen his side, with the ex-Liverpool boss taking charge of the Kuba [Blaszczykowski] All-Stars team, as the two Poles face off against each other in teams made up of some of their old teammates.
Among those to have confirmed their participation in the game after Nuri Sahin, the former Dortmund and Liverpool midfielder and current BVB head coach, ex-midfielder and the club’s sporting director Sebastian Kehl and Dortmund’s one-club hero Marcel Schmelzer.
Dortmund signed off the video with the slogan, ‘Kloppo ist dabei’ - which translates to, ‘Kloppo is back’.
The whole video is in German, but that won’t matter for any Liverpool fans missing their old boss, as just the sound of his voice, laugh and the sight of his pearly white smile will probably bring them comfort as they head into a new era without him.
And, who knows, perhaps he’ll be back at Anfield at some point in the near future.
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Jurgen Klopp is set to make his managerial return in September for an exhibition with former club Borussia Dortmund. The German is heading back to his homeland to take his seat in the dugout for th…
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Jurgen Klopp: Former Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund boss defends decision to become Red Bull's global head of football
Jurgen Klopp has defended his decision to head up Red Bull's group of clubs, saying he "didn't want to step on anybody's toes".
The former Liverpool manager signed a long-term contract and will start his new role on January 1 next year, where he will be responsible at the strategic management level for Red Bull's international network of clubs.
These include RB Leipzig, Red Bull Salzburg, and New York Red Bulls among others.
"I didn't want to step on anybody's toes, definitely not, and personally I love all of my ex-clubs," Klopp said in an interview released Wednesday on a podcast hosted by former Real Madrid and Germany midfielder Toni Kroos.
Klopp suggested any decision he made to coach another club would also have disappointed some fans.
"I really don't know what exactly I could have done for everyone to be happy," he said.
Red Bull, and especially its Leipzig team, are widely resented by many German football fans, who see the drinks company as an unwelcome corporate presence trying to buy success.
Fans at Klopp's former clubs like Borussia Dortmund have criticised the move, and Mainz fans held up banners this month expressing their disappointment and questioning whether he was "crazy."
Klopp spent 18 years at Mainz as a player and coach before joining Dortmund in 2008, where he went on to lead the club to two Bundesliga titles and the Champions League final.
Klopp said he had never viewed Red Bull's involvement in soccer "so critically," and suggested it played an important role in bringing high-level club soccer back to the former East Germany with the Leipzig project.
Klopp previously said he planned to take a "long break" from soccer after leaving Liverpool, where he coached his last game in May after nine years with the club.
"I'm 57 so I can still work for a couple more years but I don't really see myself on the sideline [as a coach] for the time being," he said
"But it was always clear that I wasn't going to do nothing at all. And then this story with Red Bull came into the picture, and for me it's outstanding."
Klopp said he saw his Red Bull role primarily as an "adviser" working together with coaches at the clubs backed by the drinks giant. "I always had the feeling that the coach is very, very often the loneliest person at the club," he said.
Jurgen Klopp: Former Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund boss defends decision to become Red Bull's global head of football
Jurgen Klopp signed a long-term contract to become Red Bulls new head of global soccer, months after leaving Liverpool; fans at Klopps former clubs like Borussia Dortmund have criticised the move; his old club Liverpool are in Carabao Cup action tonight vs Brighton, live on Sky Sports
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Refereeing body PGMOL said on Monday that Premier League official David Coote has been "suspended with immediate effect", pending an investigation into a video which surfaced on social media on Monday
The unverified video showed a man alleged to be Coote using expletives to describe Liverpool and their former manager Jurgen Klopp, while also describing the German manager as "arrogant".
A PGMOL statement read: "David Coote has been suspended with immediate effect pending a full investigation.
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"PGMOL will be making no further comment until that process is complete."
According to Darren Lewis of the Mirror, Coote "vehemently denies inappropriate conduct and has been insistent to referee chiefs PGMOL that [the] viral video in which he appears is not genuine."
Source: Eurosport
The unverified video showed a man alleged to be Coote using expletives to describe Liverpool and their former manager Jurgen Klopp, while also describing the German manager as "arrogant".
A PGMOL statement read: "David Coote has been suspended with immediate effect pending a full investigation.
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"PGMOL will be making no further comment until that process is complete."
According to Darren Lewis of the Mirror, Coote "vehemently denies inappropriate conduct and has been insistent to referee chiefs PGMOL that [the] viral video in which he appears is not genuine."
Source: Eurosport
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