Guardiola states tactical advantage Liverpool hold over Man City; labels Reds ace an ‘exhibition’

Pep Guardiola admitted Man City must simply accept Liverpool hold a distinct advantage heading into Sunday’s clash, and labelled a Reds star an “exhibition”.

All eyes will be on the Etihad on Sunday when Liverpool travel to take on Manchester City. The outcome could determine the destination of the Premier League trophy this season with the winner – if there is one – taking control of their destiny heading into the final stretch.

In the build-up, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was fulsome in his praise of his opposite number.

Indeed, Klopp labelled Guardiola the “best coach in the world”. Now, Guardiola has responded.

The Spaniard refuted Klopp’s claim, though thanked him all the same for the lofty praise.

“I didn’t make a manager to be the best,” said Guardiola (via the Manchester Evening News)

“I’m not. Thank you so much, but I’m not. I’d like to say I’m the best, but I’m not.”

When probed for his thoughts on Liverpool, Guardiola added: “I admire what they do, how good they are. I enjoy this challenge.

“The times we play against them, always are many decisions in the game. Many details in both sides. Both teams are good.

“We try to discover the weak points they have which are few. We’ll try to exploit it, try to be ourselves. We play already many times, not just Premier League, always was interesting games.”

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