Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola meet for what could be the very last time in their managerial careers this afternoon.
The two managerial titans will be on the touchline for the blockbuster Premier League clash between Liverpool and Manchester City in what may well be a defining final episode in a rivalry which has dominated English football in recent years.
Whilst Guardiola and Manchester City may have claimed more trophies in that timeframe, the head-to-head record in clashes between the two managers could scarcely be closer.
So, as Guardiola and Klopp prepare to do battle for potentially one final time on these shores, let’s take a look at the record between the two Premier League heavyweights in recent seasons and how the two bosses compare in their own personal managerial rivalry.
Liverpool vs Man City head-to-head record
Since Klopp and Guardiola were appointed by their respective clubs, Liverpool and Manchester City have played each other on 21 occasions.
Klopp leads the head-to-head record with eight wins to Guardiola’s seven, with six matches having finished honours even.
But only one of Guardiola’s seven triumphs have come at Anfield – a 4-1 win in the behind-closed-doors clash in February 2021.
This means that, since Guardiola took the reigns at Manchester City in 2016, the former Bayern Munich and Barcelona boss has failed to get the better of Klopp at Anfield when fans have been present.
Of the eight games to have taken place at the famous home of the Reds in all competitions, Klopp has triumphed in five of them with two finishing as a draw.
Liverpool and Manchester City have contested 215 games in total, with Liverpool comfortably winning the head-to-head record (Liverpool: 108, Manchester City: 60, Draw: 57).
Liverpool vs Man City last ten results
Over the previous 10 meetings, Liverpool and Manchester City have won three games apiece, with four ending in a draw.
Liverpool vs Man City last 10 results
- Man City 1-1 Liverpool (Premier League, November 2023)
- Man City 4-1 Liverpool (Premier League, April 2023)
- Man City 3-2 Liverpool (EFL Cup, December 2022)
- Liverpool 1-0 Man City (Premier League, October 2022)
- Liverpool 3-1 Man City (Community Shield, July 2022)
- Man City 2-3 Liverpool (FA Cup, April 2022)
- Man City 2-2 Liverpool (Premier League, April 2022)
- Liverpool 2-2 Man City (Premier League, October 2021)
- Liverpool 1-4 Man City (Premier League, February 2021)
- Man City 1-1 Liverpool (Premier League, November 2020)
Jurgen Klopp vs Pep Guardiola record
This will be the 30th time that Klopp and Guardiola have faced one another in their managerial careers.
The German currently edges their overall head-to-head record, having emerged victorious on 12 occasions to Guardiola’s 11, with six games having ended in a draw.
In their eight meetings as the bosses of Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich the two could not be separated in their head-to-head clashes, with four wins apiece.
The first time the two tacticians met was the German Super Cup in 2013, with Klopp sending a powerful statement to his opposite number with a 4-2 win.
Guardiola’s sides, however, have scored three more goals in the rivalry having found the back of the net 49 times compared to Klopp’s 46.
The Manchester City manager also boasts a superior trophy cabinet with 32 major titles to his name compared to Klopp’s ten.
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