Klopp wins coach of the month award and Guardiola's surprise reaction

Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp has been named Premier League manager of the month for January. It is the tenth time Klopp has won the accolade, the first since May 2021, bringing him level with David Moyes and one behind Pep Guardiola, who has 11.

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In January, Klopp's Liverpool won all three of their games against Newcastle United, Bournemouth and Chelsea to stay top of the Premier League. The German beat Arsenal's Mikel Arteta, Luton Town's Rob Edwards and Manchester City's Pep Guardiola in the voting.

In January, Klopp also announced that he will leave Liverpool at the end of the season after nine years at the club. While this is going on, Manchester City's Spanish coach, Pep Guardiola reacted and referred to his team's game against Chelsea this weekend in the most anticipated match of the day.

Guardiola's reaction

“Chelsea, exceptional in all departments. One of the tough games you have until the end of the seaso. They have everything: intense, quality, able to not lose the ball. Difficult to find a Chelsea player who loses the ball”.