Gary Lineker reckons Pep Guardiola might opt to follow Jurgen Klopp in leaving over the next two or three years, despite ongoing dominance at the Etihad Stadium and beyond.
I saw what Pep Guardiola did compared to Jurgen Klopp at full time - and it proved Anfield point
10.03.2024 - 19:29 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
All eyes were on the touchline - but Pep Guardiola ensured there would be no fireworks at Anfield on Sunday. Manchester City did their talking with the ball, not in the media or in the stands.
This was meant to be the final, dramatic entry in Guardiola's legendary battle with Jurgen Klopp but Guardiola set the tone for a low-key affair in that respect in his pre-match press conference, and warmly shook Klopp's hand before kick-off. The City manager had refused to give more oxygen to Trent Alexander-Arnold's comments about Liverpool's successes meaning more to them than when City win their trophies.
If we are to excuse Alexander-Arnold a little, he likely said the eye-catching remarks some time before they were published this week, and they were probably more aimed at Liverpool fans to get them up for a huge game. The significantly weaker team-sheet for Liverpool emphasised how they needed to use their '12th man' at Anfield to help them against City, and that is nothing to be ashamed of given home turf can be such a boost to them.
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But the comments also spurred City on. Kyle Walker admitted that the squad had been discussing them, with Erling Haaland and Ruben Dias publicly offering an alternative viewpoint. City's record at Anfield is famously poor, but Guardiola refused to pre-emptively use it as an excuse - telling his side to 'be better' if they felt the referee was influenced by the home crowd, for example.
Even before kick-off, City were trying to disrupt Liverpool's 12th-man attempts. Under advice from the police, they bypassed the
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