"It was an honor and a pleasure to face you"

As it happens, Pep Guardiola will be in a managerial dugout for the 1000th time in his career when Manchester City welcome Liverpool to the Etihad on Sunday.

Guardiola has frequently named former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp as his greatest rival – the two had fought fierce battle in Germany too, as Klopp’s Borussia Dortmund continuously challenged Bayern Munich in every competition.

Klopp obviously feels the same way about Guardiola, and there is great respect between them.

Veselin Trajkovic

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Vesko is a football writer that likes to observe the game for what it is, focusing on teams, players and their roles, formations, tactics, rather than stats. He follows the English Premier League closely, Liverpool FC in particular. His articles have been published on seven different football blogs.

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