Manchester City y Liverpool they have this Sunday (10:30 am) a duel that could guide the title of the Premier League.
Only one point separates them and that has the experts divided on favoritism and on which of the two has more pressure in the face of a season finale that has them fighting on four fronts.
The record is as close as it is exciting: The DTs have met 22 times, with 9 wins for Pep, 9 for Jürgen and 4 draws. Solution? Both, astute as they are, have come to the mutual praise.
“For me, Guardiola is the best coach in the world and we all agree on that. If someone doubts him… I don’t know how that can happen,” he said. clop at the press conference prior to the duel in Etihad Stadium.
The German understands that there is expectation but tries to lower the foam a bit: “I cannot decide what people think, but we can analyze the possible results. If we win, we are two points ahead, if we lose, we are four points behind. If there is a tie, a point behind, that’s all. Does anyone think that’s done and dusted off? It’s a very important game. I like it, even if we were fourteen or fifteen points behind it will still be a good game. We’ve qualified for a good game with the season we’ve played so far,” he said.
Is this City-Liverpool It is the greatest rivalry in the history of the Premier? For Guardiola, the only real thing is that nobody demanded it as much as clop: “This rivalry with Liverpool is the biggest of my career,” he admitted. “When you get 100 points or 98 points (in a season), you need someone to push you. The biggest credit I can give is consistency over the years. That’s why (Roger) Federer and (Novak Djokovic have been at the top for so long.”
Klopp went along the same lines: “Who said that? (They tell him it was Jamie Carragher) So yes. The consistency of both teams has been crazy in this period. We know that it is difficult. What has changed in these four years is that everyone also thinks it’s hard.
A glass of wine, according to the Spaniard, could solve the mess: “If we win, I would like it. Jürgen makes the world of football a better place to live in. He is a good guy, I have no problems with him.”
