Jurgen Klopp vs Pep Guardiola: Head-to-head record and which manager has won most trophies as Liverpool host Man City

As far as Premier League clashes go, this weekend's showdown between title rivals Liverpool and Manchester City doesn’t get much bigger.

Since Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola have both arrived in England the fixtures between their two sides have often played a pivotal role in determining where the top-flight crown will end up that season.

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After a hugely disappointing campaign by their standards, the Reds are back on top of the table and just a point ahead of defending champions City.

The Reds are the only team to muscle in on Pep Guardiola's hold on the English top flight, with their sole triumph in 2019/20 breaking up City's last six titles.

Liverpool now have the chance to claim domestic glory in Klopp's farewell season, but a win for the visitors would give them the advantage for the first time this campaign.

The two men overlooking the blockbuster match - Klopp and Guardiola – certainly have the experience when it comes to the biggest stages of all.

And their records couldn't be more evenly poised ahead of what may be their final ever face-off...

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Jurgen Klopp

After a relatively modest start in terms of trophies after taking over a Liverpool side that were 10th in the Premier League, Klopp has ramped up the silverware in recent years.

After gaining a fine promotion with Mainz in 2004, Klopp’s career really took off when he joined Borussia Dortmund in 2008.

Dortmund, under the German, won the Bundesliga in consecutive years between 2011 and 2012 before Bayern’s current era of dominance began.

Klopp also won the DFB-Pokal in 2012 and secured a trio of DFL-Supercup titles during his time at the Westfalenstadion.

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The start of the 56-year-old's reign at Liverpool was marred by almost-wins, as the Reds lost in the finals of the League Cup, Europa League and Champions League.

Things changed when Klopp guided the Anfield outfit to European glory in 2019 with a 2-0 win over Tottenham.

The following season, he added the UEFA Super Cup to his collection with victory over Chelsea months before he oversaw FIFA Club World Cup glory.

Klopp then cemented his name in Liverpool's history by ending the club's 30-year wait for a title later that campaign by winning the Premier League.

He then almost steered the Reds to an unprecedented quadruple in 2022 following successive domestic Wembley triumphs in the Carabao Cup and then FA Cup.

However, his side came up short at the business end of the season, missing out on the title by one point before suffering a 1-0 defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League final.

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Having crossed off the final jewel in the English crown after his side beat City 3-1 in the 2022/23 Community Shield, Klopp surprisingly oversaw the worst season of his reign.

Liverpool failed to win a trophy and missed out on Champions League qualification last season.

But a hugely successful summer overhaul has propelled the club back to challenging for the big titles, speared on by Klopp's exit announcement.

The German can still oversee a quartet of trophies before he departs Anfield, having beaten Chelsea to Carabao Cup glory last month.

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Pep Guardiola

Despite only being a top-flight manager for just over 16 years, the Spaniard boasts a remarkable 33 trophies to his name, more than two a season.

Guardiola began life as a boss at Barcelona B and duly won the Tercera Division title in his first year in 2008 before taking charge of the Barcelona senior side the following summer.

While at the Nou Camp, Guardiola won three La Liga crowns, two Copa del Reys and a trio of Supercopa de Espana medals, which is the equivalent of the Community Shield.

He also won the Champions League in 2009 and 2011 and a brace of Super Cup and Club World Cup titles in Catalonia.

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After his well-documented sabbatical, which he took between leaving Barca in 2012 and getting the Bayern Munich job in 2013, Guardiola claimed Bundesliga glory in each of his three years in Germany.

To add to his league success, he also won the DFB-Pokal twice and added another set of Super Cup and Club World Cup medals to his haul in 2013.

Guardiola has continued his trophy dominance at City, with last season's Premier League triumph his fifth title in seven seasons since arriving in 2016.

The 53-year-old also finally got his hands on that second elusive Champions League trophy that has evaded him since his Barcelona days.

City beat Inter Milan 1-0 last season to lift the European Cup for the first time in their history while simultaneously matching rivals Manchester United's historic 1999 treble triumph.

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Guardiola v Klopp

KLOPP

Mainz (2001-2008): Promotion to Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund (2008-2015): Bundesliga x2, DFB-Pokal, German Supercup x3

Liverpool (2015-present): Premier League, Champions League, Super Cup, Club World Cup, FA Cup, EFL Cup X2, Community Shield

GUARDIOLA

Barcelona (2008-2012): La Liga x3, Copa del Rey x2, Champions League x2, Super Cup x2, Club World Cup x2, Supercopa de Espana x3

Bayern Munich (2013-2016): Bundesliga x3, DFB-Pokal x2, Super Cup, Club World Cup

Man City (2016-present): Premier League x5, Champions League, FA Cup X2, EFL Cup x4, Community Shield x2, Super Cup, Club World Cup

Head to Head

While Guardiola is winning the trophy war, the Spaniard's individual record against Klopp is the worst of all the top managers he has faced.

The City boss has lost 12 of the games he has played Klopp's Liverpool side in all competitions - more than he has against any opposing manager in his career.

Overall, Klopp is the only manager Guardiola has lost to more than he has won (11) following their 29 encounters.

Neither manager has the current bragging rights following a 1-1 draw in November's reverse meeting, but their last-ever Premier League meeting has it all to play for.