PEP GUARDIOLA was brought to tears as he paid respect to outgoing Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp. Manchester City were crowned English champions for the 10th time - eighth in the Premier League era - after beating West Ham 3-1 on the final day. It was a historic day for English football as no club had ever won four titles in a row before Guardiola's outfit .
However, the Spaniard took a moment out of the celebrations to talk about Klopp, who has been his No1 rival during his time in England. And the 53-year-old struggled to speak as paid an emotional tribute to the German. He said: "I will miss him a lot.
Jurgen has been a really important part of my life. "He brought me to another level as a manager. "I think we respect each other incredibly.
"I have the feeling he will be back. "I just want to say thank you so much for his words but he knows personally that behind me there is a lot of things this club has provided and given to me." BEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKER S Klopp, 56, had hailed the ex-Barcelona manager as "the best manager in the world" following his Anfield farewell, regardless of the 115 charges still looming over the Etihad club.
He said: "Everybody knows about the 115 charges, but I have no clue what that means. "I only know the number. Whatever has happened at Manchester City, Pep Guardiola is the best manager in the world - and that is really important.
"If you put any other manager in that club, they don't win the league four times in a row. "That.
