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Pep Guardiola has insisted Jurgen Klopp will be back after the Liverpool boss said he will leave at the end of the season.
Klopp revealed the shock decision that he will leave Liverpool at the end of the season, leaving plenty of fans dumbstruck.
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As his greatest foe in the Premier League, Guardiola has paid tribute to his old friend after some incredible battles over the years.
The Manchester City coach told ITV: "He will not admit it but he will be back.
"This personality, this energy, will be back. Football needs personalities and managers like him.
"I hope we can time to have dinner together."
Liverpool have won the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup under Klopp since his arrival nine years ago.
And they will hope to go out with a bang, as well, with the Reds currently leading the Premier League this season.
There is also the Europa League, which Liverpool are the favourites to win, as well as reaching the Carabao Cup final, where they will face Chelsea.
Guardiola added: "I will sleep better. The days before playing Liverpool were almost a nightmare.
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"I was shocked by the news and I felt a part of Man City would lose something.
"We cannot define our period here without him and Liverpool, it is impossible."
Emotional Jurgen Klopp makes shock announcement that he will leave Liverpool at the end of the season
Despite Klopp being contracted to Liverpool until 2026, he told the club of his intentions in November.
"I can understand that it's a shock for a lot of people in this moment, when you hear it for the first time, but obviously I can explain it - or at least try to explain it," he said.
"I love absolutely everything about this club, I love everything about the city, I love everything about our supporters, I love the team, I love the staff.
"I love everything. But that I still take this decision shows you that I am convinced it is the one I have to take.
"It is that I am, how can I say it, running out of energy. I have no problem now, obviously, I knew it already for longer that I will have to announce it at one point, but I am absolutely fine now.
"I know that I cannot do the job again and again and again and again."
