Klopp on his rivalry with Pep Guardiola
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp on his rivalry with Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola ahead of Sunday's Premier League clash
AXA training centre, Liverpool, UK
AXA training centre, Liverpool, UK
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00:00 I think also, the battles between, obviously, Pep City and Liverpool
00:03 have thrilled Premier League audiences pretty much the whole time you've been here,
00:07 and I just wonder, has it felt like an epic rivalry, is it something you've enjoyed?
00:12 Yeah, I don't feel there's a rivalry, I understand that you call it like that,
00:21 but there's no rivalry, we are both pretty competitive, we both want to win football games,
00:27 we both are blessed with having really good players in our teams,
00:32 and that's it pretty much.
00:37 But it's not a rivalry, we have said it before,
00:43 we will definitely, if we meet in the future, it will be full of respect.
00:51 So far we have not had the opportunity to meet each other more often,
00:55 but I think I've said it often enough how much I respect him,
00:59 and we would have a lot to talk about, definitely, so that's all fine.
01:06 But on Sunday, it's not about me having that opportunity last time,
01:11 it's anyway not sure, because maybe in the FA Cup,
01:14 for that we have to get through the next round, we could meet again.
01:17 But it's just... I don't know who's playing on that weekend,
01:27 in other leagues in the world to be honest,
01:30 but it's probably the game of the weekend, of Sunday,
01:33 so being able to be part of that is massive and fantastic for everybody.
01:42 So now we have a couple of players in the team who haven't played these kinds of games,
01:46 20 times, but the excitement they have for it is pretty special.
01:54 So, yeah, we want to give it a try, that's all we can do, we never could do more,
01:59 and we do it with our tools, so let's see what we can make of it.