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Pep Guardiola picking between Jurgen Klopp and Jose Mourinho speaks volumes

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To many,  Pep Guardiola  is the greatest manager of all time. Therefore, when the  Manchester City  boss discusses his toughest rival, it is quite an honour to whoever he hands the title to. Guardiola has certainly had his fair share of elite counterparts in the opposite technical area, his battles with then- Real Madrid  boss  Jose Mourinho  while at the helm of  Barcelona  are ones that will live long in the memory of all who witnessed it. Then there is Guardiola's battles with Jurgen Klopp's  Liverpool  in what is a rivalry that has defined the modern  Premier  League era. It may come as a shock, especially to Mourinho's biggest admirers, that Guardiola has given Klopp the nod when it comes to his most difficult opponent. Guardiola has won major honours everywhere he has been, from  La Liga  to the  Premier League  with the Bundesliga in between. But not even he could stop that Liverpool ...

Chelsea forward Nicolas Jackson brutally mocked for missing an open goal & ‘tackling himself’ - minutes before silencing Brentford crowd with bullet header

The Senegal international was ridiculed by fans after he found himself faced with an open goal but managed to send his shot tamely into the defender's path in an embarrassing moment. The attacker managed to redeem himself shortly afterwards, though, when he got on the end of a wonderful Malo Gusto cross and headed into the net. The Chelsea man then went on to 'ssshh' the Brentford fans in his celebration. Supporters mocked the Blues forward for his initial miss, accusing him of tackling himself and saying that it was easier to score than miss the target. Nicolas Jackson is a clown", X user  @EbukaMeansGreat  wrote, while  @Nkunkumehn  said Jackson "literally managed to dribble himself". After Jackson managed to give Chelsea the breakthrough, journalist  Kieran Gill  gave a fair assessment, saying: "Saw a few sides of Nicolas Jackson in that first half. Tackled himself while trying some stepovers, should’ve scored after rounding the goalkeeper, but ultima...