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Isaac Johnson

Germany great snubs Pep Guardiola in favour of Jurgen Klopp as favourite manager

Mario Gotze has explained why he has not chosen Pep Guardiola as the best manager he's played under, instead choosing a Premier League title rival.

The 2014 Germany World Cup hero played under the Manchester City boss while at Bayern Munich, winning three titles together. He was also managed by Jurgen Klopp and Thomas Tuchel at Borussia Dortmund across two stints.

Gotze was a key part of Dortmund’s back-to-back Bundesliga titles in 2011 and 2012 under Liverpool manager Klopp and was brought back to the Black and Yellows by now Chelsea boss Tuchel in 2016. That followed a mixed four-year spell at Bayern.

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