Pep Guardiola admits part of his commitment to Manchester City is due to his rivalry with Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.

On the eve of Sunday's title showdown with Liverpool, Guardiola reaffirmed his commitment to City and said he would happily sign a new 10-year contract if he could.

"I'm under contract here, I'm so happy here," said Guardiola. “I'm willing to stay here forever. There cannot be a better place to be, I'd extend the contract for 10 years. It looks like when you praise your team, you praise yourself, but that's far away from my intention. My team, they are the best.

"But we absolutely wouldn't be as good were it not for Liverpool. After 100 points, then we got 98 and they were just behind us. When you have someone pushing you, you have to make another step.

"Jurgen, as a manager, has been the biggest rival I've ever had in my career and I think what both teams propose is good for football.

"In Munich I faced Jurgen for one year and we were there all the time. Apart from the year we made 100 points, then they made 99, the rest were tight. The point is not a jibe to Jose - he's an exciting manager and I was his rival, but I've been here five years and played many times against Liverpool."