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Jurgen Klopp Beats Pep Guardiola and Mauricio Pochettino to Win FIFA Mens Coach 2019

Jurgen Klopp has been named the Best FIFA Men's Coach of 2019 following a season in which Liverpool won the Champions League and finished second in the Premier League, the German beating Pep Guardiola and Mauricio Pochettino to the award.


The Reds triumphed in Europe's elite club competition last term, beating Tottenham 2-0 in the Madrid final, and ended up just one point behind Guardiola's Manchester City in the battle for domestic glory.


He beat both Guardiola and Tottenham boss Pochettino to the award on Monday night. 

Speaking at the event, Klopp thanked his family and congratulated both Guardiola and Pochettino on their respective 2018/19 season.

He added: "I have to say thank you to my outstanding club, Liverpool FC. Whoever doesn't love it has no heart.

"To the owners, they gave me an incredible team, and I have to thank my team, because as a coach you can only be as good as your team.

"I'm really proud of being the manager of such an incredible bunch of players."

Liverpool squeaked out of the Champions League group stage, finishing second behind Paris Saint-Germain before easing past Bayern Munich and Porto in the round of 16 and quarter finals respectively.

A 3-0 defeat at Camp Nou to Barcelona seemed to have dashed any hopes of reaching the final, but a remarkable 4-0 victory at Anfield saw them through to Madrid's showpiece.

The Reds eased past a jaded Tottenham side thanks to a second minute Mohamed Salah penalty and Divock Origi's 87th minute finish.

Liverpool have got their 2019/20 Premier League season off to a brilliant start, winning all six games, most recently triumphing at Chelsea 2-1 thanks to strikes from Trent Alexander-Arnold and Roberto Firmino.

Jill Ellis was named Best FIFA Women’s Coach, as USWNT won all seven games on their way to gloryat this summer's World Cup.


Source : 90min