Klopp x Guardiola: x-ray of the clashes between the coaches

Liverpool and Manchester City are in a direct duel for the leadership of the Premier League and the classic could be the final chapter of the rivalry

Liverpool and Manchester City will face each other next Sunday (10th), in a direct clash for the leadership of the Premier League. The 28th round of the competition pits the top two teams head-to-head in the quest for the title. In this way, whoever wins takes the lead and, in the event of a draw, the Beatles’ home team remains in the lead. Off the pitch, however, the clash could mark the last clash between Jürgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola, the two main managers of English football in recent years.

The Liverpool manager has announced that this will be his last season with the club, although he still has a contract with the Reds. But, according to Guardiola’s fans, it will not be the last act between the two on the sidelines. After all, there is a possibility that the teams will meet in the FA Cup, as both are in the quarter-finals. However, the 30th coaching duel has everything to be thrilling and the retrospective shows a close contest, with little difference in numbers. Subsequently, the survey of the website “SDA” shows how the retrospective was between Klopp and Guardiola in the 29 matches between them in their career, including indirect title disputes. Watch!

Number of victories

Klopp is leading 11 to 10. The first victory came in Germany, when Borussia Dortmund beat Guardiola’s Bayern Munich 4 to 2, in the 2013 national Super Cup. However, the current Liverpool manager had not beaten the Spaniard three games ago. The last win came in the 2022/23 Premier League, 1-0, and there have also been eight draws.

Goals scored

In terms of goals scored, Guardiola has the upper hand: 49 to 44. Pep’s biggest defeat against Klopp dates back to 2017, when City scored a sensational 5-0 against Liverpool in the Premier League. At the same time, the German’s most notable victories were two 3-0 victories, one against Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga and another against Liverpool in the quarter-finals of the 2017/18 Champions League.

Wins with more than two goals difference

There is parity in victories with two or more goals difference. Each coach achieved the feat on six occasions. Guardiola’s latest dates back to the penultimate match between the two, when City beat Liverpool 4-1 in a duel valid for the 2022/23 Premier League.

Klopp’s title against Guardiola

Considering the finals and also the championships in which both participated at the same time, with their respective teams, Jürgen Klopp won five titles against Guardiola’s teams. These are: German Super Cup 2013 and 2014, Champions League 2018/19, Premier League 2019/20 and Community Shield 2022.

Guardiola’s title against Klopp

Using the same criteria, the Spaniard has won the title ten times against the Germans: Bundesliga 2013/14 and 2014/15, German Cup 2013/14, Premier League 2017/18, 2018/19, 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23, Community Shield 2019 and Champions League 2022/23.

Only duel in the Champions League

The only time the two have faced each other in the world’s premier club competition was in the 2017/18 edition. On that occasion Klopp’s Liverpool won twice, at home 3-0 and away 2-1.

FIFA Coach of the Year

The FIFA Coach of the Year award, awarded since 2010, was presented twice to each of the two coaches. Guardiola won in 2011, when he coached Barcelona, ​​and in 2023, with City. Klopp received the honor in 2019 and 2020, both ahead of Liverpool.

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Source: Terra

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