Jurgen Klopp has admitted he is driven by the burning ambition to knock Pep Guardiola off his perch.
The Liverpool boss paid rich tribute to Guardiola and his Manchester City team before the showdown at the Etihad by calling them the “best in the world.” But Klopp qualified his praise by insisting: “I always wanted to be the coach of the team who can beat the best team in the world.”
There have been no mind games between the top two managers of the top two teams in the Premier League. But Klopp sounded like a man who feels he has Guardiola’s number despite boasting just one win in his last eight visits to the Etihad.
