On The Ball: Not your usual kind of rivalry, but Klopp versus Pep is still enthralling

March 26, 2022 2:04 PM"Not sure I ever told Pep but I like him," grinned Jurgen Klopp. It was in October, ahead of a 2-2 draw between Liverpool and Manchester City that ranked as a hugely entertaining classic. Klopp added the caveat that he occasionally irritates the Manchester City manager with some of his press-conference utterances. "He gets really angry - sorry about that," he said with a smile.