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Arne Slot: Jurgen Klopp's rivalry with Pep Guardiola convinced Dutchman to join Liverpool

Liverpool manager Arne Slot says Jurgen Klopp's rivalry with Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola persuaded him to join the club.

Slot was announced as Klopp's successor in May following the German's decision to step down.

Klopp won one Premier League title during his nine years at Anfield but finished second behind Guardiola's City by a point on two occasions, while City also beat the Reds in the 2016 EFL Cup final.

Slot, who rejected interest from the Premier League in 2023 when he was linked with Tottenham, says the competition between the two managers replaced Real Madrid-Barcelona as the biggest rivalry in Europe.