Pep Guardiola has a point with Liverpool media bias claim but it ignores the obvious

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Pep Guardiola kickstarted a debate about media bias when it comes to the title race.

The trouble is that every single manager in the Premier League thinks people are biased against them. Referees, pundits, fans, neutrals, journalists. Well, if we’re all biased against everyone, doesn’t that mean there is no favouritism? Think about it for a moment.

Guardiola’s point was that the whole of the country wants Liverpool to win. After the week Manchester City had in the Champions League, you can bet Pep felt like sticking two fingers up after thrashing Newcastle 5-0 to regain the initiative in the title race.

It would be easy for me to say it’s ridiculous, Guardiola is talking nonsense and it’s completely wrong. But the truth is that he’s got a point to some degree… but other parts of his argument doesn’t stack up. Look at the ex-Liverpool players as TV pundits. Jamie Carragher, Jamie Redknapp, Graeme Souness, Michael Owen, Peter Crouch, Danny Murphy.

I think Carragher is great, he’s a star on TV, a terrific pundit who is one of my favourites, but when he’s on co-commentary, he regularly celebrates goals in the background. Exhibit A: “Mo, you little dancer.” Now, if Pep is watching that… no wonder he’s thinking everyone wants Liverpool to win. And City’s