Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp enjoyed Pep Guardiola's claim that 'everyone in the country supports Liverpool'.
The German was asked about his rival's comments ahead of his side's Premier League clash against Aston Villa on Tuesday night.
Despite dropping points to Tottenham on Saturday and slipping three points behind Guardiola's Manchester City over the weekend, Klopp was in jovial mood on Monday.
Guardiola claimed the entire country want the Merseyside giants to win the top-flight title.
In his pre-match press conference Klopp responded with laughter before saying: 'Here a lot of people want us to win the league but even here it is only 50 per cent.