Roberto Mancini has questioned Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp for his lack of silverware.
The former Manchester City coach also directed comments towards Mauricio Pochettino, after the Tottenham manager is yet to win a trophy.
Mancini won the Premier League and FA Cup during his time with Man City.
Now in charge of the Italian national team, the 54-year-old thinks clubs and fans in Italy demand more from their managers.
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And he says the records of Klopp and Pochettino would be under scrutiny if judged by those standards.
Comparing his country and England, Mancini said: "Coaches in Italy?
"We know that it always exaggerates here, let's think about Pochettino, five years at Tottenham, he has a great team and he didn't win anything.
"In Italy they would have killed him! The same goes for Klopp. In Italy there are coaches who win and are questioned."
Both Klopp and Pochettino have managed their respective sides into the semi-finals of this season's Champions League.
Liverpool are also just one point behind Mancini's old club in the race for the title, with two games to go.
Mancini does however acknowledge the difficulty of being crowned champions, he admits: "The Championship is never easy to win, one wins."
