LOUIS VAN GAAL & JURGEN KLOPP, THE RIVALRY
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15/01/2016 10:44, Report by Mark Froggatt
Louis van Gaal will resume a friendly rivalry with Jurgen Klopp on Sunday when Manchester United face Liverpool at Anfield, adding a fascinating sub-plot to what is already the most historic and competitive fixture between the two most successful clubs in English football.
Van Gaal and Klopp are undoubtedly two of the most high-profile, charismatic, successful and downright quotable managers in the Barclays Premier League right now and they will do battle against one another for the fifth time this weekend. Here, we shine a light on their previous meetings in the German Bundesliga with former clubs Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund…
12/09/2009: DORTMUND 1 BAYERN 5 – VAN GAAL 1 KLOPP 0
It all began early in van Gaal’s first season at Bayern and after the Dutchman had endured a sluggish start to his reign by overseeing two draws, one defeat and a win from his first four games. Everything sparked into life at the Westfalenstadion, however, as Bayern eased to their biggest-ever win away to Dortmund. Mats Hummels opened the scoring for Dortmund but Mario Gomez levelled, before second-half goals from our own Bastian Schweinsteiger, Franck Ribery and substitute Thomas Muller (2) clinched a one-sided victory. Pointedly, Ribery purposefully celebrated his goal with van Gaal to quash rumours of a rift and Muller, a youngster at the time, became a regular start from them on.
12/09/2009: DORTMUND 1 BAYERN 5 – VAN GAAL 1 KLOPP 0
It all began early in van Gaal’s first season at Bayern and after the Dutchman had endured a sluggish start to his reign by overseeing two draws, one defeat and a win from his first four games. Everything sparked into life at the Westfalenstadion, however, as Bayern eased to their biggest-ever win away to Dortmund. Mats Hummels opened the scoring for Dortmund but Mario Gomez levelled, before second-half goals from our own Bastian Schweinsteiger, Franck Ribery and substitute Thomas Muller (2) clinched a one-sided victory. Pointedly, Ribery purposefully celebrated his goal with van Gaal to quash rumours of a rift and Muller, a youngster at the time, became a regular start from them on.
13/02/2010: BAYERN 3 DORTMUND 1 – VAN GAAL 2 KLOPP 0
Although Dortmund took the lead at the Allianz Arena through Mohamed Zidan, this would be Klopp’s 10th consecutive defeat against Bayern after goals from Marc van Bommel, Arjen Robben and Mario Gomez bagged another success for van Gaal over his German adversary, despite him being without a handful of key players due to an injury crisis that had swept through the camp in the week. The result left Bayern with a five-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga and Klopp bemoaned the referee’s decision-making in the game, telling the media: "These mistakes do not make it more fun."
03/10/2010: DORTMUND 2 BAYERN 0 – VAN GA
Van Gaal won the Bundesliga title at the end of his first season in Munich but began his second season slowly by registering only eight points from the opening six games. In contrast, Dortmund were flying and extended their winning streak to six matches with this comfortable triumph secured via goals from Lucas Barrios and Nuri Sahin. It was also Klopp's first success over van Gaal, leaving his team 10 points ahead of the champions after seven league outings. Undeterred by his team lying in 12th place, van Gaal called for calm among the Bayern fans. "The season is still very long," the manager told the German press. "It is difficult but we must have faith."
Although Dortmund took the lead at the Allianz Arena through Mohamed Zidan, this would be Klopp’s 10th consecutive defeat against Bayern after goals from Marc van Bommel, Arjen Robben and Mario Gomez bagged another success for van Gaal over his German adversary, despite him being without a handful of key players due to an injury crisis that had swept through the camp in the week. The result left Bayern with a five-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga and Klopp bemoaned the referee’s decision-making in the game, telling the media: "These mistakes do not make it more fun."
03/10/2010: DORTMUND 2 BAYERN 0 – VAN GA
Van Gaal won the Bundesliga title at the end of his first season in Munich but began his second season slowly by registering only eight points from the opening six games. In contrast, Dortmund were flying and extended their winning streak to six matches with this comfortable triumph secured via goals from Lucas Barrios and Nuri Sahin. It was also Klopp's first success over van Gaal, leaving his team 10 points ahead of the champions after seven league outings. Undeterred by his team lying in 12th place, van Gaal called for calm among the Bayern fans. "The season is still very long," the manager told the German press. "It is difficult but we must have faith."
26/02/2011: BAYERN 1 DORTMUND 3 – VAN GAAL 2 KLOPP 2
"It doesn't get any better," admitted Klopp after his youthful side had won at Bayern for the first time in two decades, thanks to goals from Barrios, Sahin and Hummels. "We didn't win in Munich for 20 years; Sebastian Kehl was 11 and the rest of the boys were still being breast-fed!" Van Gaal conceded "the title was already gone" with his team now 16 points behind Dortmund with 10 games to go and the manager left the club in April, weeks before Klopp lifted his first Bundesliga title.
"It doesn't get any better," admitted Klopp after his youthful side had won at Bayern for the first time in two decades, thanks to goals from Barrios, Sahin and Hummels. "We didn't win in Munich for 20 years; Sebastian Kehl was 11 and the rest of the boys were still being breast-fed!" Van Gaal conceded "the title was already gone" with his team now 16 points behind Dortmund with 10 games to go and the manager left the club in April, weeks before Klopp lifted his first Bundesliga title.
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