Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says his rivalry with Liverpool counterpart Jurgen Klopp has made him a better manager.City are a point behind table-toppers Liverpool, and the teams meet at Anfield on Sunday (18.30).’Pep puts his wife on the couch as if she were a player'”Since I arrived here – maybe not the first year – Liverpool were always there,” said Guardiola, who has lost eight games in all competitions against Klopp, which is more than against any other opposing manager.”Jurgen Klopp’s teams helped me be a better manager,” said Pep, whose side goes into the game against Liverpool after a league win over Chelsea, but also Champions League group game defeat by PSG.Jurgen Klopp as the new James Bond? Daniel Craig weights in”He put me at another level, to think about it, to prove myself, to be a better manager. That is the reason why I am still in this business.”The last four years, all the time, we were both there. It’s the biggest compliment that both clubs were there,” concluded Pep.PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 7SaturdayMan.Utd. – Everton 1-1 (1-0)/Martial 43 – Townsend 65/17:00: (1.85) Leeds (3.70) Watford (4.60)17:00: (1.43) Chelsea (4.70) Southampton (8.50)17:00: (1.95) Burnley (3.50) Norwich (4.40)17:00: (1.70) Wolverhampton (3.80) Newcastle (5.70)19:30: (3.00) Brighton (3.15) Arsenal (2.65)Sunday16:00: (3.10) Crystal Palace (3.30) Leicester (2.50)16:00: (2.20) Tottenham (3.40) Aston Villa (3.60)16:00: (1.87) West Ham (3.70) Brentford (4.50)18:30: (2.85) Liverpool (3.40) Man.City (2.60)***odds are subject to change
