Al Malaeb newspaper – Spanish coach Pep Guardiola, Manchester City coach, celebrated his 1,000th match at the coaching level, which he plays when he leads “Al-Samawi” against Liverpool, in an expected summit in the 11th round of the English Premier League competitions, “Premier League”.
Pep achieved tremendous success over a period of about 17 years, during which he moved between 3 major clubs on the European continent, first Barcelona in Spain and then Bayern Munich in Germany, before landing in the English Premier League and leading a golden era that is the best in the history of Manchester City.
Manchester City fans owe their credit to coach Pep Guardiola for putting the team on the ranks of the greats locally, continentally and internationally, after a series of amazing successes since he took charge in the summer of 2016, most notably winning the Champions League title for the first time in the history of the Sky Club.
Pep Guardiola talks about the upcoming Liverpool confrontation
In statements published by the English “Bleacher Report” network, Guardiola received a question, and one of the audience told him, “Some see you as the best coach in the history of football ever. What do you think?”
The 54-year-old Manchester City coach responded categorically and said: “They are absolutely right about that,” impressing the audience at the press conference for his team’s upcoming match against the defending Premier League champions.
In another context, Guardiola praised Liverpool a lot, considering it the “best opponent” in his career, given the dramatic confrontations that brought them together since his arrival at the Etihad Stadium 9 years ago, especially during the period of his former German coach, Pep Guardiola.
Regarding facing Liverpool specifically in his 1,000th match, he replied: “If I had to choose one competitor to do this, I would choose many, but this would be the best. He was my biggest competitor in this country, especially with Jurgen Klopp. My choice could not be better, fate decided this matter.”
Guardiola praised Liverpool’s return to the right track in the recent period with Dutch coach Arne Slot, after a series of local and continental stumbles, especially after the huge morale boost of the 1-0 victory over Spanish Real Madrid in the Champions League.
The former Barcelona coach concluded in this regard by saying: “I watched the Liverpool match against Real Madrid, and I know very well the quality they have. They are a high-class team.”
