Where does the Jurgen Klopp-Pep Guardiola rivalry rank ahead of final showdown?
Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp will have their last dance in the Premier League on Sunday as Manchester City visit Liverpool in a top-of-the-table clash at Anfield.
It brings to an end an 11-year rivalry which began in Germany and will culminate in what could turn out to be a Premier League title decider.
Sunday will make the latest installment in the rivalry which has heightened between the two clubs, who have been going head-to-head for major honours since Guardiola and Klopp's arrival.
The rivalry has remained respectful throughout, especially when compared to some bitter feuds between Premier League managers in the past.
Ahead of their final encounter in the top flight, Mail Sport ranks where the Guardiola and Klopp rivalry ranks in Premier League history.
Things started to turn sour between the two on Mourinho's return to Stamford Bridge as manager of Manchester United in October 2016.
Conte's Chelsea vanquished Mourinho's United 4-0 and the Portuguese manager took a dig at his opponent's touchline antics, claiming the Italian had 'humiliated' him.
'You don't celebrate like that at 4-0,' he said. 'You can do it at 1-0. Otherwise it's humiliating for us.'
Six months later Conte took a swipe at United's spending. The previous summer saw Paul Pogba move to Old Trafford for a record £89M fee.
The Italian said: 'I think this season it's very important to understand that it's not always who spends more money wins.
In 2018 Mourinho called him a 'clown' on the touchline and referenced his suspension for failing to report alleged match-fixing when in Italy.
The then-Chelsea manager riposted by calling his counterpart a 'little man'.
In a explosive press conference in 2009, Benitez, reading from a sheet of paper, listed a series of
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