It’s a matter of personal taste whether the rivalry between Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp has been the best managerial battle of English football’s modern era, hence some might prefer a little more acrimony, a little more hostility.
Klopp’s Liverpool is set to face Pep’s Manchester City on Saturday at Anfield.
Guardiola and Klopp both hail from the nations that had exerted the most influence on the game over the previous decade. This is indeed a test for both managers.
Although, both managers have had a major impact on English football in a tactical sense, Guardiola, in particular, has helped reinvent the English game and encouraged others to believe in technical footballers.
Chinedum Anayo