4 hothead moments from Guardiola v Klopp period as Man City battle rivals Liverpool
Manchester City vs Liverpool has develop into must-see viewing since Jurgen Klopp joined Pep Guardiola within the Premier League.
The pair had been fierce however respectful rivals in Germany – Guardiola with Bayern Munich, Klopp with Borussia Dortmund – and that has transferred over to England, with the pair repeatedly complementing one another within the media. However, that respect doesn’t apply to the units of supporters, the place real animosity has developed.
That is why Saturday’s sport is a lunchtime kick-off reasonably than a teatime one. Adding to the spice has been the very fact Liverpool have been the facet most probably to problem City’s domination of the final decade, profitable the league in 2020 and operating Guardiola’s facet desperately shut on different events.
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Therefore, the results of the matches between the perimeters is commonly crucially essential within the title race. With a lot as stake, sparks have often flown, with the 2 managers on the centre of the motion…
Mane’s kung-fu kick
Back in September 2017, nonetheless the early days of the Klopp regime, Liverpool travelled to the Etihad with excessive hopes. However, these hopes had been successfully sprint within the first half when Sadio Mane was despatched off for a wild head-high problem on Ederson. City when on to win the match 5-0 and the league in fashion.
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Guardiola rages at ref
The Man City boss was left incandescent after having a string of robust penalty appeals turned down at Anfield in November 2019. After a 3rd shout was rejected, the Spaniard received the in third official’s face and waved three fingers within the angriest of fashions.
After the sport, which City misplaced 3-1, Guardiola went over to shake the fingers of the officers, together with ref Michael Oliver. However, there was nothing pleasant in regards to the handshake as he stated “thank you so much” in essentially the most sarcastic method possible. It proved to be a key consequence as Liverpool went on to win league, a uncommon break in City’s period of dominance.
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(Image: Sky Sports)
Pep rages (once more)
Last season at Anfield, Guardiola was doing his nut once more, this time over a disallowed purpose by VAR. Pep knew what was coming as soon as the official was known as over to his monitor and had already began raging. Then, as soon as the purpose had been dominated out, he gestured sarcastically up into the stands, to the amusement of Liverpool followers.
(Image: Sky Sports)
(Image: Sky Sports)
Klopp sees purple
The identical sport however the different supervisor as Klopp misplaced the plot after a foul on Mo Salah wasn’t given. The German received proper within the face of the linesman who’d been nearest the incident, incomes himself a purple card from the ref.