Jurgen Klopp vs Pep Guardiola: What is their head-to-head record and which manager has won the most trophies? Liverpool hosts Man City in Sunday's big game
As far as Premier League clashes go, this weekend's showdown between title rivals Liverpool and Manchester City won't be much bigger.
Since Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola arrived in England, matches between their two teams have often played a pivotal role in determining where the top-flight crown will end up that season.
After a hugely disappointing campaign by their standards, the Reds are back at the top of the table and just one point ahead of defending champions City.
The Reds They are the only team that has strength pep guardiola's maintains the English top flight, with its only win in 2019/20 breaking City's last six titles.
Liverpool now have a chance to claim domestic glory in Klopp's farewell season, but a victory for the visitors would give them the lead for the first time this campaign.
The two men who witness the successful fight… klopp and Guardiola – I certainly have experience when it comes to the biggest stages of all.
And their records couldn't be more even ahead of what could be their final showdown…
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Jurgen Klopp
After a relatively modest start in terms of trophies after taking charge of a Liverpool team that was 10th in the Premier League, Klopp has increased his haul in recent years.
After earning an excellent promotion with Mainz in 2004, Klopp's career really took off when he joined Borussia Dortmund in 2008.
Dortmund, under the German, won the Bundesliga in consecutive years between 2011 and 2012 before Bayern's current era of dominance began.
Klopp also won the DFB-Pokal in 2012 and claimed three DFL-Supercup titles during his time at the Westfalenstadion.
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The start of the 56-year-old's reign at Liverpool was marred by near wins as the Reds lost in the League Cup, Europa League and Champions League finals.
Things changed when Klopp guided the Anfield team to European glory in 2019 with a 2-0 victory over Tottenham.
The following season, they added the UEFA Super Cup to their collection with a victory over Chelsea months before achieving glory in the FIFA Club World Cup.
Klopp then cemented his name in Liverpool history by ending the club's 30-year wait for a title later that campaign by winning the Premier League.
He then almost led the Reds to an unprecedented quadruple in 2022 after successive domestic triumphs at Wembley in the Carabao Cup and then the FA Cup.
However, his team fell short at the end of the season, missing out on the title by one point before suffering a 1-0 defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League final.
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Having struck out the latest jewel in the English crown after his team beat City 3-1 in the 2022/23 Community Shield, Klopp surprisingly oversaw the worst season of his reign.
Liverpool failed to win any trophies and missed out on qualifying for the Champions League last season.
But a hugely successful summer renovation has He pushed the club to fight for the big titlescrossed by Klopp departure announcement.
The German can still oversee a quartet of trophies before leaving Anfield, having Defeated Chelsea and achieved glory in the Carabao Cup last month.
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pep guardiola
Despite having been a top-flight coach for just over 16 years, the Spaniard has 33 trophies to his name, more than two per season.
Guardiola began life as a manager at Barcelona B and won the Third Division title in his first year in 2008 before taking charge of Barcelona's senior team the following summer.
While at the Camp Nou, Guardiola won three La Liga crowns, two Copa del Reys and a trio of Spanish Super Cup medals, which is the equivalent of the Community Shield.
He also won the Champions League in 2009 and 2011 and a pair of Super Cup and Club World Cup titles in Catalonia.
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After his well-documented sabbatical, which was taken between leaving Barça in 2012 and landing the job at Bayern Munich in 2013, Guardiola claimed Bundesliga glory in each of his three years in Germany.
To add to his success in the league, he also won the DFB Cup twice and added another string of Super Cup and Club World Cup medals to his record in 2013.
Guardiola has continued his trophy dominance at City, and last season's Premier League triumph was his fifth title in seven seasons since arriving in 2016.
The 53-year-old finally got that second Champions League trophy that has eluded him since his days at Barcelona.
City beat Inter Milan 1-0 last season to lift the European Cup for the first time in their history while equaling rival Manchester United's historic treble in 1999.
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Mainz (2001-2008): Promotion to the Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund (2008-2015): Bundesliga x2, DFB-Pokal, German Super Cup x3
Liverpool (2015-present): Premier League, Champions League, Super Cup, Club World Cup, FA Cup, EFL X2 Cup, Community Shield
GUARDIOLA
Barcelona (2008-2012): La Liga x3, Copa del Rey x2, Champions League x2, Super Cup x2, Club World Cup x2, Spanish Super Cup x3
Bayern Munich (2013-2016): Bundesliga x3, DFB-Pokal x2, Super Cup, Club World Cup
city man (2016-present): Premier League x5, Champions League, FA Cup x2, EFL Cup x4, Community Shield x2, Super Cup, Club World Cup
Head to head
While Guardiola is winning the trophy war, the Spaniard's individual record against Klopp is the worst of any senior manager he has faced.
The City manager has lost 12 of the games he has played for Klopp's Liverpool in all competitions, more than against any rival manager in his career.
Overall, Klopp is the only coach against whom Guardiola has lost more than he has won (11) after his 29 games.
Neither manager has any bragging rights currently after the 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture in November, but their latest Premier League meeting has everything on the line.
