Guardiola Snubs Mourinho's Real Madrid, Names EPL Giants as Toughest Opponents in His Career

• Pep Guardiola has named Liverpool as the toughest opponents he has ever faced in his coaching career
• Manchester City are currently topping the Premier League table with Liverpool pilling serious pressure on the Citizens
• Guardiola explained that fighting with Liverpool is one of the greatest achievements in his managerial career

Pep Guardiola has hailed Premier League rivals Liverpool claiming that Jurgen Klopp and his men are the toughest opponents he has ever faced in his coaching career.

There is no doubt about the fact that Pep Guardiola is one of the best coaches in the world considering the number of titles he has won at Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Man City.

The Spaniard and his wards have opened up six points lead on the Premier League table after their impressive win over city rivals Manchester United.

But despite coming up against Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid while at Barcelona, Pep Guardiola explained that Liverpool are outstanding side as he rated the Reds.

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According to the report on Daily Mail and SB Nation, Pep Guardiola stated that competing with Liverpool is one of the biggest achievements of his coaching career.

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''To fight with Liverpool is one of the biggest achievements of my career. They are outstanding.

''Liverpool are the toughest opponent I have ever faced in my 12-13 years as a manager.''

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With a game at hand, Jurgen Klopp and his players have played 27 games so far this season and they are having 63 points.

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Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said he is almost certain to leave the club in 2024 when his current contract runs out.

In his six and a half years at the Merseyside club, Klopp has transformed football there, with Liverpool reclaiming their spot as one of the big guns in world football.

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His latest trophy triumph was in the Carabao Cup, where his side managed to beat Chelsea via a penalty shootout, and Klopp sensationally likened the trophy to the Champions League.

At the moment, the German is enjoying a purple patch in his Liverpool career after an initial slow start when he took over in 2015, having won the Premier League and Champions League in the last two years.