Pep Guardiola found himself agreeing with Jürgen Klopp’s scathing review of the newly expanded Club World Cup. But the Manchester City manager conceded that he has no role in the organisation of competitions, shrugging, “It is what it is.” Pep Guardiola says Man City will ‘rest our minds’ after Club World Cup exit

Pep Guardiola, manager of Manchester City, didn’t shy away from addressing Jürgen Klopp’s harsh criticism of the new Club World Cup. The German coach had called it “the worst idea in the history of football,

During an interview with German publication Die Welt published on Friday, Klopp said the tournament “ the worst idea ever implemented ” in the sport. The new format now features a 32-team event, which occurs every four years during the preseason in the summers between the major international tournaments.