Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has warned Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool that his team is coming to Anfield to win and not to draw.
Guardiola gave the warning on Friday during his pre-match press conference ahead of Man City’s clash with Liverpool on Sunday.
Guardiola’s men head to the match following a 2-0 win over Burnley in their last Premier League fixture, while Liverpool lost 1-0 to Brighton.
“We make a good performance there [at Anfield] and sometimes are not able to win,” Guardiola was quoted by Man City’s official website.
“I want to see my team go to Anfield and try to win the game, like day one since we were together.
“We go there to win the game, not draw. We want to win the game.”
Guardiola added: “They are always a top team. They still have a top squad, they know the process, skills, methodology, they are aggressive.
“They will be more aggressive than ever; they rest after Brighton. They recover and will be ready.”
Man City are currently on top of the Premier League table with seven points ahead of Liverpool.
The kick-off time for Liverpool vs Man City is 5:30 pm.
Huesca vs Real Madrid: Let us fight – Zidane clashes with reporters
Real Madrid manager, Zinedine Zidane, has clashed with reporters ahead of their LaLiga game at Huesca, demanding for respect.
On Friday, Zidane said journalists should “tell me to my face that you want me to go”.
The Frenchman had missed Real’s last two games while recovering from COVID-19.
A 2-1 defeat to Levante last weekend saw Los Blancos fall 10 points behind leaders, Atletico Madrid in the title race.
They were also eliminated from both the Spanish Supercopa and Copa del Rey last month.
“Are you serious? Everyday I’m out, and you know it,” Zidane said when asked if he was being defensive of his position and his team.
“Last year we won the league. We did. Real Madrid.
“Next year they will have to do things, make changes maybe. But this year we have the right to fight. Let us fight.
“We won the league last year, not 10 years ago. Show a bit of respect for that. You [journalists] say a lot of things. But you have to take responsibility. Tell me to my face: I want you to go. We want you to go. But you have to say it, not behind my back.”
Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has revealed he has held showdown talks with Paul Pogba about the player’s future.
However, he has refused to confirm whether Pogba will sign a new contract at Old Trafford.
Pogba has less than 18 months left on his current deal and agent Mino Raiola said publicly in December that the Frenchman will not sign an extension.
The 27-year-old has hit a good run of form and was voted United’s player of the month for January.
But even after talks with the World Cup winner, Solskjaer is giving nothing away.
“Our conversations remain private. Speculation about Paul is always going to be there, we’ve got a good open dialogue with Paul so what we talk about and how we see that situation remains between us.
“I’m just happy he’s focused and playing really well, and he’s happy within himself and that’s important, you can see Paul enjoying football himself with a red shirt on,” Solskjaer said.
