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Jurgen Klopp and Thomas Tuchel have had remarkably similar careers, to the point they have almost become entwined.

Neither was a superstar player and both started their managerial careers with spells at Mainz and then Borussia Dortmund.

They are among a select group of 11 men who have steered at least two different clubs to the final of the European Cup/Champions League, and the list of German managers in the Premier League is an even shorter one.

Tuchel has managed against Klopp on 17 previous occasions, the most times he has faced any manager, while the Liverpool boss has only had more tussles with Pep Guardiola (22), Dieter Hecking (21) and Thomas Schaaf (19).

They will now square off for the first major trophy of the 2021/22 season when the Reds take on Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley on Sunday.

On the face of it, Klopp should be supremely confident, buoyed by his record of nine wins and only three defeats against Tuchel.

However, their first 10 meetings occurred when they were at Dortmund and Mainz respectively, so it was little surprise that Klopp won seven of them.

Since he has worked in England there have been two wins