Jurgen Klopp succeeded – he will leave the Premier League stage as Pep Guardiola’s greatest nemesis
by Richard Jolly
Mar 08, 2024
3 minutes
As an epic duel may enter its final chapter, one strand of the narrative has been a constant. Jurgen Klopp has been, in Pep Guardiola’s words, “the best rival I ever had in my life”. The German has been the most persistent, facing Guardiola in two countries, eight competitions and 12 calendar years. He has also been : with 12 wins over Guardiola, he has five more than anyone else, three times as many as the men tied in third on the list, in Antonio Conte, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Mauricio Pochettino.
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