Pep Guardiola has admitted comments made by Jurgen Klopp regarding Liverpool's inability to compete with Manchester City came as no surprise to him.
Speaking ahead of last Sunday's showdown between the sides at Anfield, the Reds' boss described how the Sky Blues' supreme financial backing from their Abu Dhabi owners - similar to that of other state-owned clubs Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle United - has become an advantage that cannot be overlooked.
Klopp's remarks were not well-received by the Sky Blues, or Newcastle for that matter, with some media reports explaining senior City sources felt his views shared in this pre-match press conference were 'borderline xenophobic'. The Liverpool boss has since strongly rejected this idea and the Reds are believed to be taking legal steps against publications in response to the above accusations.
