Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino talked about his relationship with Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp ahead of their clash in the Premier League (PL) on Sunday.
Talking in a pre-match conference, Pochettino admitted that Klopp is better than him at showing passion on the field.
“He is better than me at showing his personality! But yes, his passion is there. Yes, I love him. I love him in a good way. I want to beat him on Sunday but I think it is going to be a good game and for sure I am going to enjoy seeing him again,” he said.
“I enjoy his philosophy for football, how he is and his character. I like how he is a very warm person, he has his character and I think his debut was against us at Tottenham. Yes, from there, we’ve had very good relations.
“We have some of the same friends who played for Southampton like Adam Lallana that create a good link in between. A player that loves us and Jurgen. It is a good link, communication period between the coaching staff."
The Argentine also revealed that Klopp texted him after he was sacked by Tottenham Hotspur in 2019.
"He is one of the best, He was so nice when I left Tottenham, one of the best messages. He's doing a great job with Liverpool. Good and bad periods, but they really believe in him and give him the best tools to create a good team to fight for every title," he added.
Klopp has been lauded by Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola a lot as well, along with many of his former players, it seems that the German’s personality is one of the best in the game.
Chelsea and Liverpool will kick off their PL campaign at the Stamford Bridge today.
It must be noted that both teams did not have a great last season — according to their standards — as Liverpool finished fifth with 67 points while Chelsea finished 12th and lost more matches (16) than they won (11) and changed three managers during the season.