Liverpool and Chelsea have a long history of fiery clashes, but in the dugouts at least, this weekend’s meeting sees managers who are closer to friends than foes
Mauricio Pochettino loves Jurgen Klopp.
But, even so, new Chelsea boss Poch would like nothing more than to ruin day one of the German’s Premier League season and to one get the chance to meet him again in a Champions League final to avenge one of the most heartbreaking defeats of his managerial career.
Liverpool ‘s 2019 triumph over the Argentinian’s old Tottenham team still lives with Pochettino. And it was a result that sparked the beginning of the end for Poch in North London given that, just six months later, he and Spurs parted way.
Pochettino received plenty of messages upon his departure, but few were more well received than the one Klopp sent him.