Jurgen Klopp said he WOULD be Pep Guardiola's ASSISTANT! | Pep Lijnders

Football

Year2026

Duration11m

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Manchester City assistant manager Pep Lijnders discusses his time working under both Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp in the Premier League. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:08 Working with Guardiola? Intense. He has passion and understanding from another planet 01:05 When Pep calls it is not a difficult decision 01:50 Two games within football at the moment - low block and man to man 03:19 Requires different types of players 04:07 Pep is about organised attack, suffocating teams, that hasn’t changed 04:28 The mindset of Pep, never changed 05:00 I never shouted 05:10 Difficult joining City after time at Liverpool? No 05:25 The moment Pep called, it made the decision easy 05:54 Really proud to join a club of this magnitude 06:05 Klopp said if you don’t do it I will take the assistant job 07:01 The best ones push themselves to the limit, Pep is constantly searching for that, very ambitious 07:31 Guardiola’s biggest strength is his passion, his love, how he treats everyone 08:05 In football the hardest thing is to renew a team that has been succesful 09:52 Premier League is end to end at the moment 10:50 Pep sits here every day I cannot answer for him on how he feels @HaytersTV – Football Up Close. Visit our website: https://hayters.com/ We go behind the scenes with the biggest names in football to bring you interviews, training, news, live coverage, fans’ voices and funniest moments. If you love football, you’ll love Hayters TV. Subscribe now! Follow HaytersTV on social media - https://linktr.ee/HaytersTV #mancity #klopp #guardiola