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Guardiola, who succeed Manuel Pellegrini as City coach after
spending three years as Bayern Munich boss, won 14 trophies at
Barca before leading Bayern to three straight Bundesliga titles
and two German Cups before his move to England.
"The competition makes it really interesting. Winning the title
in England is the biggest challenge of them all," Klopp told
British media.
"If you are three times in a row Spanish champions, three times
in a row Bundesliga champions, then you think okay, let's try
something else. If you are looking for the biggest challenge,
then you need to go to England."
City have boosted their squad by adding five players to their
ranks, including wingers Leroy Sane and Nolito and German
midfielder Ilkay Guendogan after the club stumbled to a
fourth-place finish last season.
"It's not easy in Germany. If you want to be in front of Bayern
Munich, you have to win all the other games and then a minimum
of one against Bayern. They don't lose," the former Borussia
Dortmund boss added.
"In this country it's a very different kind of difficulty. Here
you have a number of clubs who think they should be No 1."
Guardiola, 45, will start his managerial career in England with
a home game against David Moyes' Sunderland on Aug. 13.
(Reporting by Ian Rodricks in Bengaluru; Editing by Alison
Williams)
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