Klopp: “City is the most successful English team of the last decade, Pep is the best coach in the world”

Statements ahead of the big Premier League top derby between Liverpool and Manchester City did the Jurgen Klopptaking a stand on Alexander-Arnold’s statements, praising his upcoming opponents and stressing that the title will not be decided by the final result of Sunday’s (10/3, 17:45) showdown.

What the Liverpool coach said in detail:



Regarding Arnold’s statements: “Arnold was born in Liverpool and as a child he used to climb the fences to watch the team training and played in all the minor teams in Liverpool. One of our slogans is ‘This Means More’, an expression I love. Everything that happens in the team is very important to us. This club is everything to us and if that’s not the case for the rest of us, so be it. Why can’t we talk about how we feel? That’s how Arnold felt and I have absolutely no problem with what he said.”.

For Manchester City: “We respect her a lot and we mean it. Guardiola is the best coach in the world and I have no problem admitting it. They have fantastic football players, they have probably the best striker on their roster. De Bruyne will go down in history as one of the greats and Foden is one of the best English players at the moment. In the last decade, City have been the most successful English team, perhaps the most successful in the whole of Europe.”.

On whether a possible win would give Liverpool the first reason to win the title: “Our games against City are always very important and that will probably continue to be the case forever. Some believe that this match will decide who will win the title, but considering all the possible scenarios, I don’t think we can break open the champagne in case we get the win. It’s three points, but nothing will be over. He is a really big and strong opponent for us, we don’t hide it. We want to win, knowing how difficult it will be”.