Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says it will be difficult to catch Manchester City. Pep Guardiola is not convinced by Klopp’s statement. Why?
City are indeed again in an extraordinary trend after winning 13 wins and a draw in the last three months in the Premier League. As a result, City are now top of the Premier League standings with 60 points from 24 matches, nine points ahead of Liverpool in second place.
The Reds still have one game in hand, and have the opportunity to cut the net to six points. But, it’s not an easy job because the competition from top to bottom is very fierce.
There is a chance Liverpool could stumble and that would be tantamount to letting City swing into the championship ladder. So it’s natural that Klopp thinks City can’t be worried about Liverpool at this time.
Because City is in control and other teams have to catch up. Moreover, City has not shown signs of declining performance at this time.
Guardiola as City manager was also asked about Klopp’s statement. According to Pep, what Klopp said was nothing more than lip service.
The Spanish manager believes Jurgen Klopp also still has hope to bring Liverpool to the Premier League title. Therefore, Guardiola is focused on maintaining his team’s current performance.
“I still can’t believe what he’s saying. Of course they can still win and I think he thinks the same, if not then he’s not Klopp at the moment. Of course he still believes (Liverpool are champions). Anything can happen in football. He knows that he won a lot of wins, like we have to do to be champions again,” Pep Guardiola was quoted as saying Guardian.
“Both teams have shown over the last few years that they can make a streak of wins. Both have the same manager, squad and style of play are more or less the same. Both can get 16, 17 wins in a row. They can, so can we,” he continued. .
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