Manchester City legend Yaya Toure has revealed he texts Jurgen Klopp whenever Liverpool win - but does not have Pep Guardiola's number currently.
Toure played for Guardiola at Barcelona, playing 118 times and winning two La Liga titles as well as the Champions League.
They linked up again in 2016 when Guardiola was appointed as City boss but Toure was left out of the Champions League squad and looked surplus to requirements.
He returned to the squad and played a total of 48 times under Guardiola in their two seasons together at the Etihad Stadium.
But after leaving City in 2018, Toure accused Guardiola of "having problems with Africans". Toure would later apologise for his commenxt but Guardiola refused to respond.
And these days, Toure is instead on better terms with Guardiola's managerial rival Klopp.
"Klopp, when he wins games, I text him and he is delighted and he always invites me (to meet him) and texts me back," Toure said in a new interview with The Times.
"Does this guy rest? I don’t think so, he loves football. He’s a top, top, guy."
In 2018, Toure's outspoken agent Dimitri Seluk claimed Guardiola will never win the trophy again due to "an African curse" and said it was a "crime" that he used him as a bit-part player in his final year at City.
But Toure, who has been assistant manager at Olympic Donetsk and Akhmat Grozny and wants to embark on a career in coaching, is desperate to reconnect with Guardiola.
"I put that in the past and put it down to the Covid situation," Toure added.
"I wish to see him. I will be delighted. I need to talk to people who have a passion for football. I haven’t been in touch with him because I don’t have his number."
Morry256
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It's truly disgusting how Guardiola parts ways with players he doesn't want...It may have nothing to do with race but it's still cold how he got rid of the likes of Hart and Toure
aguero_10
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Guardiola is my GOAT of coaches. But how he treated Eto'o stil doesn't sit right with me.
mikoleeb
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dull people everywhere.you guys keep saying pep is a racist because he casted out few African players under him.the real question should be why did he cast them out? one thing you should know about pep is that he loves being Incharge and love players that listen to his instructions and also plays how he want them to play.the players he casted out are arrogant players and players who feels to big to follow tactical instructions.eto started feeling to big because he was the main striker and he views pep as a young inexperienced coach.ibrahmovic isn't an Africa but was also casted out in his first year under pep.he was arrogant and feels to big.hart was casted out because he doesn't listen or can't play to instructions.yaya toure played under guardiola for 2seasons in barca but was eventually sold.both of them had no problem until they met in man-city. in summary,pepe isn't a racist but a perfectionist.he cast out whoever he feels will go against his decisions, instructions and divide the dressing room.have you ever heard of pep dressing room being divided? this is what killed Mourinho.you will never see pep condemning players publicly even when he isn't in good terms with them