Pep Guardiola hails Liverpool as ‘best’ rival

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Pep Guardiola has hailed Liverpool ‘the best’ opponent for his 1,000th game. Guardiola will hit the milestone when his Manchester City side welcome the reigning Premier League champions to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

Ahead of his landmark outing in the dugout, Guardiola claimed that his Anfield counterparts are a perfect adversary and his biggest rival in English football. He said: “If I could chose one rival for this personal milestone that I want to share with many, many people – that would be the best.

“I have been a long time in this country. “But Liverpool, especially with Jurgen [Klopp], have been the biggest rival in this country and it could not be better.