Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is looking forward to pitting his wits against Pep Guardiola again after seeing the Reds fight back to beat Stoke City 4-1 in the Premier League Tuesday. The Reds moved back above Manchester City into second place in the table, and to within six points of leader Chelsea, after claiming its third consecutive win and maintaining its unbeaten record at Anfield this season. The win, secured thanks to goals by Adam Lallana, Roberto Firmino, Daniel Sturridge and a Giannelli Imbula own goal, set Liverpool up nicely for their New Year's Eve home clash with City, whose manager was in the Anfield crowd. "I'm not sure whether he watched a lot of games in the last few weeks in other stadiums. That is the first sign it is a special game and we are already looking forward to it," Klopp said. The German — a direct rival of Guardiola's when the pair were in charge of Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich respectively — admitted that it can be difficult to go to see opposition teams in action these days because the Premier League's superstar managers risk spending more time signing autographs than actually watching games.
