Manchester City’s Gundogan shares conversation with Liverpool’s Klopp

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Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool and Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City will face each other in the Champions League this month.

Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has revealed to The Daily Mail that he had a conversation over text messages with Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp about the Champions League draw.

Premier League rivals City and Liverpool will face each other in the quarter-finals of the Champions League this month.

The first leg of the tie will be held at Anfield on Wednesday evening, with the second leg to take place at the Etihad Stadium next Tuesday evening.

Gundogan worked with Liverpool manager Klopp at Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, and the 27-year-old Germany international has revealed that the duo had a chat after the Champions League draw was made.

The City midfielder told The Daily Mail: “We did chat a bit at the time of the draw. I said, ‘See you soon’ and sent him a little smiley emoji, to which he answered with a smiley as well.”

Important player

Gundogan has been on the books of City since the summer of 2016 when he joined from Borussia Dortmund for a transfer fee reported by The Guardian to be worth £20 million.

The Germany international midfielder could make just 10 appearances in the Premier League last season for City due to injuries, scoring three goals in the process.

The former Dortmund star has made 23 appearances in the Premier League and five starts in the Champions League so far this campaign, and has certainly played a more important role in Pep Guardiola’s side this season.