Liverpool Legend Jurgen Klopp Showed True Colours with Man City Job Recommendation

Liverpool legend Jurgen Klopp showed true colours with Man City job recommendation

Pep Lijnders left Liverpool before finding his way to Manchester City, but former boss Jurgen Klopp would never follow his lead

Klopp told me to join Guardiola at City, says Lijnders

Pep Lijnders has revealed Pep Guardiola sold him on Manchester City with his passion and intensity - and Jurgen Klopp urged him to take the job.

The surprising message Jurgen Klopp gave Pep Lijnders ahead of Man City move - 'he was so clear'

Pep Lijnders had to consider his Liverpool FC past when offered a job at Manchester City and spoke to Jurgen Klopp for clarity

Pep Lijnders reveals how Jurgen Klopp persuaded him to join Man City – after Pep Guardiola called up his old rival for references on the ex-Liverpool No 2

By JACK GAUGHAN Published: 08:48 EST, 1 February 2026 | Updated: 08:48 EST, 1 February 2026 Pep Lijnders has revealed the extent to which Jurgen Klopp urged him to accept Pep Guardiola’s offer of becoming Manchester City’s assistant manager last summer. While seeking a successor to Juanma Lillo, Guardiola called Klopp and others for references on the former Liverpool No 2. Lijnders had an almost decade-long association with Liverpool and was a …