Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp breaks out laughing at Pep Guardiola's comments

Liverpool and Manchester City are locked in a fierce battle for the Premier League title.

The reigning champions came into last weekend with a one-point lead over Jurgen Klopp’s men, but everything changed in the most recent set of fixtures as they managed to treble their advantage.

With Liverpool forced to settle for a 1-1 draw against Tottenham Hotspur, the door was left ajar for City to pounce with an emphatic 5-0 win over Newcastle United at the Etihad Stadium.

However, despite City having taken a massive step towards what would be their fourth league crown in five seasons, Pep Guardiola wasn’t necessarily all singing and dancing after the game.

In fact, the City coach made a number of comments about Liverpool during his post-match interviews that turned heads, essentially claiming that there was an institutional bias towards the Merseyside club.

According to the BBC, Guardiola remarkably told beIN Sports: “Everyone in this country supports Liverpool, the media and everyone.

“Of course because Liverpool has an incredible history in European competition. Not in the Premier League, because they have won one in 30 years, but it is not a problem at all.”

Guardiola speaking to @CarrieBrownTV: "Everyone in this country supports Liverpool, the media and everyone. Of course, because Liverpool has an incredible history in European competition, not in the Premier League – won one in 30 years…" pic.twitter.com/KY5plfXj5x

The comments proved to be so eye-catching that they were even put to Klopp himself on Monday afternoon as he held a press conference ahead of the mid-week Premier League trip to Aston Villa.

One reporter proceeded to read out Guardiola’s quotes out loud to Klopp and before the Liverpool boss gave a calm and