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Klopp hails Guardiola: He's creating another team of beauty but I won't just stand and applaud

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has paid tribute to the job that Pep Guardiola is doing at Manchester City but warned the Spaniard that his side are eager to hunt them down.

City are 16 points clear of second-placed Manchester United in the Premier League standings and apparently destined to win the title, and they will meet the Reds in Champions League quarter-final action on Wednesday.

While Klopp is full of admiration for the quality and style of his opponents, he has urged his side to cause an upset.

“Pep raises the bar, but I think rather than just stand and applaud, our job at Liverpool is to keep focused on what we are doing to give ourselves the chance to jump even higher,” he told ‘This Is Anfield’ on the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss.