I will sleep better – Pep Guardiola calls Jurgen Klopp ‘best rival of my career’

“Of course he will be missed. It was shock to everyone. As Manchester City we will lose something, we cannot define our period without him and without Liverpool."

Jurgen Klopp, left, and Pep Guardiola share a joke (Isaac Parkin/PA)

Pep Guardiola joked that he will sleep better once Jurgen Klopp has left Liverpool – and backed his long-time rival to return to management one day.

Klopp made the shock announcement on Friday morning that he will be quitting Anfield at the end of the season after nine years in charge.