Klopp Has Achieved More Than Pep Guardiola In England – Stan Collymore

Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp has achieved more than Pep Guardiola in English football, Stan Collymore has said.

Stan believes the German boss has had a greater impact at Anfield than Guardiola has had at Etihad Stadium, plus he is well on his way to earning a place in English football’s hall of fame.

According to him, if Klopp continues like this, he will go down as one of the all-time great managers, not just at Liverpool but in English football history.

He added that the way Jurgen buys, builds a team, manages his players is nothing but top class.

His words, “If Jurgen Klopp carries on like this he will go down as one of the all-time great managers – not just at Liverpool but in English football history.

“His buying and building of a team, his management of his players, his demeanour and his achievements are first class.

“And if he can back up last season’s European Cup win, and this season’s Super Cup, Club World Cup and Premier League triumphs with two or three more titles, maybe another Champions League and a domestic cup or two, then he will quite rightly be talked about in the same breath as Sir Alex Ferguson, Bill Shankly, Brian Clough, Bob Paisley, Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola.

“In terms of what he has achieved in England, I’d even put Klopp ahead of Guardiola now. Manchester City were already four, five or six years into a project when Guardiola arrived at the Etihad, whereas Klopp pretty much had a standing start at Anfield by comparison.

“I know some people will point to the £75 million-plus Klopp splurged on Virgil van Dijk and £56 million on Alisson. But others have spent those sorts of sums several times over without the return Klopp is enjoying.”