Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has reacted to Jurgen Klopp’s exit from Liverpool at the end of the season.
Guardiola said he will ‘sleep a little bit easier’ when the German leaves Liverpool, adding that he is pleased but surprised.
The Spaniard also predicted that Klopp ‘will be back’ in management before long.
Klopp had announced on Friday he will step down as Liverpool manager at the end of the current season.
Speaking after Man City’s FA Cup 2-0 win over Tottenham, Guardiola told ITV Sports, “I am a little bit surprised.
“He is an incredible manager. I don’t know him closely but he is an incredible person as well. I have a feeling that at the end of the season when he is leaving, part of us at Man City is leaving too.
“Liverpool has been our biggest rival in recent years. Personally, he at Dortmund was also my biggest rival. So he will be missed. Personally, I will miss him.
“I am a bit pleased because without him I will be sleeping a little bit better the nights before we play Liverpool. But I wish him all the best. He doesn’t admit it but he will be back.”
EPL: I’m pleased, will sleep better now – Guardiola reacts to Klopp’s Liverpool exit
