“But our destiny is in our hands, that’s important.” Guardiola went on to say the media and fans are pro-Liverpool because they have “an incredible history” in Europe. “But not in the Premier League, they’ve only won one in 30 years.”
Klopp smugly: “It’s hard to get kicked out of the Champions League”
Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp took the tip with humor. “I live in Liverpool, yes, a lot of people here want us to win the league. But even here it is only 50 percent“, said Klopp on Monday. “I don’t know if the whole country supports us. That’s not the feeling I get when we play in different stadiums.”
Klopp referred to another competition. “Getting kicked out of the Champions League is hard enough to take, and then of course Liverpool made it to the final.”
The table: Liverpool need a slip from Manchester
Both trainers will hardly have bothered with the little substantive discussion for long, because the race for the championship is entering the decisive phase. On Wednesday (May 11) Manchester will play at Wolverhampton Wanderers, Liverpool will be at Aston Villa on Tuesday (May 10).