A breakdown of Jurgen Klopp’s impressive record v big six rivals | OneFootball

After a 0-0 draw against Tottenham in his first game in charge of the Reds, Klopp soon oversaw a 3-1 win away at Chelsea and a 4-1 win away at Manchester City at the start of his tenure.

Those impressive results were a sign of things to come as the manager gradually transformed Liverpool into one of the best teams in the world.

Liverpool ended their long wait for a Premier League title in 2019-20, finishing 18 points ahead of Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. Klopp’s side have also beaten Tottenham 2-0 in the 2019 Champions League final and defeated Chelsea in the 2022 Carabao Cup final.

They’ve also had some other memorable results against their big six rivals during Klopp’s tenure, including a 5-0 win away at Manchester United in October 2021 and a dramatic 4-3 win over against City in 2018.

We’ve taken a closer look at Klopp’s record vs the big six clubs as Liverpool boss. Note: we’ve included his record in all competitions and games that went to a penalty shootout are classified as draws.

Chelsea

Played: 18 Won: 6 Drawn: 8* Lost: 4

Goals for: 26 Goals against: 21

*Two of the draws resulted in penalty shootout wins for Liverpool.

Arsenal

Played: 17 Won: 9 Drawn: 7* Lost: 1

Goals for: 45 Goals against: 22

*Liverpool won one penalty shootout and Arsenal won two.

Manchester City

Played: 17 Won: 7 Drawn: 6* Lost: 4

Goals for: 28 Goals against: 27

*Man City won two penalty shootouts against Liverpool

Tottenham

Played: 15 Won: 9 Drawn: 5 Lost: 1

Goals for: 25 Goals against: 16

Manchester United

Played: 15 Won: 5 Drawn: 7 Lost: 3

Goals for: 22 Goals against: 12

Overall

Played: 82 Won: 36 Drawn: 33 Lost: 13

Goals for: 146 Goals against: 98