Jurgen Klopp has congratulated Manchester City on their brilliant comeback against Aston Villa that saw the Blues pip his Liverpool side to the Premier League title.
Liverpool needed City to slip up against Villa to have a chance of winning the title, and looked to get that opportunity as Villa took a two goal lead at the Etihad in the second half. Liverpool were drawing at the time, after falling behind, and went on to win 3-1 at Anfield.
That would have been enough to see them win a second Premier League title, but Guardiola's men scored three times in six minutes to earn the three points that saw them win the league in dramatic circumstances. After the game Klopp was gracious in defeat and had a classy message for City.
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"Congratulations to Man City, Pep Guardiola, the players, staff and all the supporters, " he told BBC Sport with a smile.
"It was a tough race, we made it exciting, but you are one point ahead, that makes you champions. Well deserved, you fought hard today, we fought hard."
Speaking to Sky Sports, Klopp added: "Congratulations to Man City and Pep Guardiola. Thank you to Aston Villa and Wolverhampton for making a proper game of it.
"It’s not the result we wanted. It was a bit of a rollercoaster. I don’t know the results exactly but I know they were 1-0 up – were they 2-0 up as well? Of course at the moment there’s disappointment here as well.
"If it’s 5-0 to City after 10 minutes it’s just a normal game for us. It wasn’t our best game either, but it’s all good. 92 points is absolutely incredible. We wanted it all, but now it’s OK.
"[Finishing second] is the story of my life. I’m still record holder for not getting promoted in Germany with the highest points tally. You need to get more points than any other teams, but we didn’t do that. You can’t do more than give your absolute best and that’s what the boys did again. We chased the best team in the world to the wire, that’s absolutely special. We’ll build a team again and go again."
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