Pep Guardiola hits back at Real Madrid claims with Jurgen Klopp confession
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Pep Guardiola spoke openly about the challenge of playing against Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool sides after Manchester City were dumped out of the Champions League by Real MadridPep Guardiola name-checked Jurgen Klopp as he pushed back against the suggestion that Real Madrid have been the biggest challenge of his career after Manchester City were once again dumped out of the Champions League by the Spanish giants.City were beaten 2-1 on the night and 5-1 on aggregate to exit the competition in the last 16. Follow our Manchester City Mirror Football Facebook pageREAD MORE: Trent Alexander-Arnold admits Liverpool frustration and says 'I know what I was getting into'READ MORE: Furious Senegal confirm their next steps after being stripped of AFCON title"Those games were a great learning experience for the team, because to play a team like us who had not been in the competition 12 or 13 years ago and the generation that we had, they have won those games sometimes, Real Madrid have beaten us, we've won some.
We've had great times as well."He did have some nice words for his opponents, stating: “Madrid are an extraordinary team and punish you when you make a mistake.“The future will be bright and next season we will be back. Meanwhile, his record against Klopp's Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund sides reads: played 30, won 11, lost 12, drawn seven.City have been all-conquering under Guardiola in the last 10 years, but they have only won the Champions League on one occasion, in 2023.
City also have an FA Cup quarter-final against Liverpool on April 4 and a nine-point gap to Arsenal in the Premier League to try and overcome."We are not a complete team, that is the reality," Guardiola admitted. And still we are not."But in terms of that, we still have a final on Sunday, with have an FA Cup [tie] with Liverpool here, we have the Premier League still to fight and finish well.