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Indeed, Klopp is one of a select few coaches on the continent who currently has more wins against Pep Guardiola than losses.

The two have competed against each other on 28 occasions in all competitions, with the Liverpool boss winning 12 times compared to to the 11 victories posted by the Spaniard.

Klopp has never faced any opponent on more occasions, and the same applies to Guardiola, with the duo establishing quite a rivalry in recent times.

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The tactical story attached to their friendly feud is an interesting one.

Liverpool focused on setting traps and regaining the ball from City in decisive moments during the early years, and it worked a treat.

"No playmaker in the world can be as good as a good counter-pressing situation," Klopp famously said many years ago, and his words went viral at the time.

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Both Liverpool and City could realistically attempt to dominate the middle by encouraging certain players to make inverted movements towards the centre circle, with the two sides almost capable of mirroring each other in Manchester.

It is also worth noting that yet another tactical curveball is entirely possible given the recent history of the famous fixture, but if Klopp and Guardiola both decide to stick rather than twist, they could arrive with the same intentions to overload the middle.


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