5 Reasons why Pep triumphed over Klopp

#3 - Team made up of Perennial Winners

Guardiola has a team of perennial winners, like two time-Euro and World Cup winner David Silva

A consistent winning mentality is something that cannot be coached into players. It has to come from experience. And Pep Guardiola had a distinct advantage in that respect over Klopp in that he had a team made up of winners, with players who have won the European Championships (twice) and the World Cup like David Silva, to youngsters who have performed at the highest level in their age group like Phil Foden who not only won the 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup with England, but was also given the Golden Ball for the Best Player in the Tournament. The below tabulation of the list of major titles won by players of both teams paints the true picture.

Manchester City-Player's Previous Titles (before 2018-19 season)

1. David Silva - FIFA World Cup 2010, Euro 2008 and 2012, 1 Copa del Rey, 3 EPL Titles, 1 FA Cup, 3 EFL Cups, U-19 Euro 2004
2. Sergio Aguero - 1 UEFA Europa League, 1 UEFA Super Cup, 1 Copa del Rey, 3 EPL Titles, 3 EFL Cups, 1 Olympic Gold Medal, 2 FIFA U-20 World Cups
3. Claudio Bravo - 1 EPL Title, 1 EFL Cup, 2 Copa Americas, 2 La Liga Titles, 2 Copa Del Reys, 1 UEFA Champions League, 1 UEFA Super Cup, 1 FIFA Club World Cup
4. Danilo - 2 UEFA Champions Leagues, 2 Portuguese League Titles, 1 Copa Libertadores, 1 La Liga, 1 UEFA Super Cup, 1 FIFA Club World Cup, FIFA U-20 World Cup 2011, 1 EPL Title, 1 EFL Cup
5. Vincent Kompany - 3 EPL Titles, 1 FA Cup, 3 EFL Cups, 2 Belgian First Division Titles
6. Fernandinho - 6 Ukranian League Titles, 1 UEFA Cup, 2 EPL Titles, 3 EFL Cups, FIFA U-20 World Cup 2003
7. Nicolas Otamendi - 1 Argentine League Title, 3 Portuguese League Titles, 1 UEFA Europa League, 1 EPL Title, 2 EFL Cups
8. Benjamin Mendy - FIFA World Cup 2018, 1 Ligue 1 Title, 1 EPL Title, 1 EFL Cup,
9. Bernardo Silva - 1 Portuguese League Title, 1 Ligue 1 Title, 1 EPL Title, 1 EFL Cup
10. Phil Foden - 1 EPL Title, FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017, 1 EFL Cup
11. Ederson Moraes - 2 Portuguese League Titles, 1 EPL Title, 1 EFL Cup
12. Gabriel Jesus - 1 EPL Title, 1 Olympic Gold, 1 EFL Cup, 1 Brazilian League title
13. Ilkay Gundogan - 1 Bundesliga Title, 1 DFB Pokal, 1 EPL Title, 1 EFL Cup
14. Raheem Sterling - 1 EPL Title, 1 EFL Cup
15. Kyle Walker - 1 EPL Title, 1 EFL Cup
16. John Stones - 1 EPL Title, 1 EFL Cup
17. Leroy Sane - 1 EPL Title, 1 EFL Cup
18. Oleksandra Zinchenko - 1 EPL Title, 1 EFL Cup
19. Aymeric Laporte - 1 EPL Title, 1 EFL Cup
20. Fabian Delph - 1 EPL Title
21. Riyad Mahrez - 1 EPL Title

Liverpool- Players' Previous Titles (before 2018-19 season)

1. Daniel Sturridge - 1 EPL Title, 2 FA Cups, 1 UEFA Champions League
2. James Milner - 2 EPL Titles, 1 FA Cup, 1 EFL Cup
3. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - 3 FA Cups
4. Mohamed Salah - 2 Swiss Super League Titles
5. Virgil van Dijk - 2 Scottish League Titles
6. Naby Keita - 2 Austrian League Titles
7. Georgino Wijnaldum - 1 Dutch League Title, 1 Dutch Cup
8. Alberto Moreno - 1 UEFA Europa League
9. Fabinho - 1 Ligue 1 Title
10. Sadio Mane - 1 Austrian League Title
11. Joel Matip - 1 DFB Pokal
12. Dejan Lovren - 1 Croatian League Title, 1 French Cup
13. Jordan Henderson - 1 EFL Cup
14. Joe Gomez - UEFA U17 Euro 2014
15. Roberto Firmino-Nil
16. Andrew Robertson-Nil
17. Alisson-Nil
18. Divock Origi-Nil
19. Adam Lallana-Nil