Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola praised his rival Liverpool, after a 1-1 draw in an exciting summit in the English Premier League on Saturday, and said that he enjoyed the way his opponent played, despite the fact that the defending champion was clearly closest to victory.
City took the lead through Erling Haaland’s goal, then Trent Alexander-Arnold equalized with a low shot in the second half, leaving each team satisfied with a point, and Arsenal taking the top spot, even though coach Guardiola’s team had the most control of the ball and created the most chances.
As soon as the final whistle sounded, Guardiola and Klopp shook hands warmly, confirming the strength of their relationship and exchanging praise from time to time, despite the fierce competition for local and continental titles over the past years.
Guardiola said: “The way Liverpool plays, we cannot play with it.” We don’t have the quality of players like him. “I watch Liverpool matches sometimes because I enjoy watching them.”
The Spanish coach, who won a hat-trick of titles last season, added: Including the Champions League title for the first time in the club’s history: “It does not matter who was the best in the language of numbers. “I will have a drink today after I got one point.”
With this point, City’s tally now stands at 29 points from 13 matches, one point ahead of third-placed Liverpool, but one point behind the top as well.
The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach said: “I am very happy with the performance we presented, because Liverpool is a great team. We only conceded two chances during the match, the first was a header in the first half (from Darwin Nunez), and the second was a goal shot.”
Guardiola, who completed the Liverpool match without making any changes, sees an improvement in the performance of his players after the 4-4 draw with Chelsea in the last round and before the international break.
Guardiola said: “In the previous match against Chelsea, we defended modestly, and we were relying on the goalkeeper.”
City will play with Leipzig in the Champions League on Tuesday, before playing another difficult match against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.
2023-11-26 10:24:45
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