Liverpool or Manchester City? It’s 2-2 close to call as Jurgen Klopp goes big on the boxing analogies – The Warm-Up

MONDAY'S BIG STORIES A Good Advert Ad/> Football’s a funny old game. Two sides play for 90 minutes and in the end it’ll get compared to boxing or chess.

TransfersCity lead Real in race for Haaland, United have no chance — Paper Round09/04/2022 AT 05:19 Before the match Kyle Walker said facing Liverpool was like a “game of chess”, but after the pulsating 2-2 draw those boxing analogies just kept on coming. «I think we can describe it as a boxing fight, both arms down for a second and you get a massive knock,” Jurgen Klopp told Sky Sports, and the Liverpool boss kept it going with BBC Radio 5 Live: “It was two heavyweights facing each other; take your arms down and you get a massive knock in the middle of your face.” And going further still with BBC Match of the Day: “Two heavyweights, chomping at each other.

It's crazy the intensity. A completely different level.” Gotcha, Jurgen.

“He likes his punching games,” Pep Guardiola added. „I think it is a good advert for the Premier League.” Kevin De Bruyne landed the first blow, Diogo Jota hit back immediately, Gabriel Jesus then, er, jabbed City ahead? And though they had Liverpool on the ropes (yep, still going) they were unable to find the knockout blow before Sadio Mane’s sucker punch resulted in a tie.

There had been a low blow from Fabinho, that went unpunished, and then a hook-turned-handshake-slap from Pep Guardiola which was simply acknowledging a job well done from the man in the opposing corner, Jurgen Klopp. ‘Like a boxing match’ says Klopp as Guardiola jokes ‘Liverpool are so annoying!’ De Bruyne: The schedule is tough – Liverpool and Man City’s run-in analysed City and Liverpool share spoils in thrilling spectacle that keeps title race tight /> The unanimous