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Two worlds collide as Pep v Klopp continues to entertain
JAMES NALTON looks in detail at stats that reveal how different Sunday’s game was for Manchester City and Liverpool compared to the rest of their season
Man City manager Pep Guardiola (right) and Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp on the touchline
MANCHESTER CITY versus Liverpool is a unique battle between two of the most expertly assembled squads in the Premier League, and between two managers who will go down as the greatest of this era.
The football played by Guardiola’s and Klopp’s sides have defined the two main schools of thought in the game currently.
From Guardiola’s possession and position game, influenced by Johan Cruyff, Marcelo Bielsa and Juanma Lillo, to Klopp’s intense counter-pressing style via Arrigo Sacchi and Wolfgang Frank, this is football at its zenith.
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