Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp ‘the biggest rival I have had’ - Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has denied suggestions from his Liverpool counterpart that he is the best head coach in world football — after calling Jurgen Klopp the “biggest rival of my career”. Both managers have been heaping praise on each other ahead of a game on Sunday which is being billed as a Premier League title decider, with City just a point ahead of their rivals going into the match. Ad/> Klopp believes he is going up against a coach who is unmatched in the global game, but Guardiola says any success he has had is not solely down to him.

Premier LeagueLiverpool v Man City ‘greatest’ rivalry in ‘English football history’ — Carragher4 HOURS AGO “I did not become a manager to be the best," Guardiola said. «I’m not, thank you so much but I’m not, I would like to tell you I'm the best but I'm not. “If I had success it was because of my staff with incredible teams, with a lot of money, like a lot of opponents likes to hear it, with a lot of work, with talented players, but I’m not.

I’m still in the process of learning. “The last five years (they) have been the biggest opponent, they’ve been an incredible and marvellous contender, with good games but I’ve said many times my opinion about Liverpool, how good they are, but I enjoy this challenge. “Jurgen has been as a manager the biggest rival I have had in my career — I think what both teams propose is good for football.