Pep Guardiola โacknowledged Arsenal‘s current position as Premier League titleโ contenders โwhile โคreaffirming hisโฃ respect for Liverpool, citing their consistentโ quality despite recent form. The Manchesterโค City manager spoke ahead โof their upcoming match against Liverpool, offering an honest assessment ofโ the title race and the challenges posed โขby both teams.
Guardiola stated โฃthat Arsenal areโ “rightโข now the team โคto beat,” โrecognizing their strong start to the season. However, he also emphasized that the season is โขlong and that Liverpool remain a significant threat.โ “I โhave a high opinion about โLiverpool,” Guardiola said, โคreferencing their historical success and current potential. “Always I’ve had a โฃhighโ opinion about Liverpool.”
City experienced a similar dip in form last season, going 13โค games โขin theโ autumn โand winter wiht onyl โone win โคand nine losses.Guardiola noted, “There is not one โmanager โor clubโ that โคdoesn’t live โขthese situationsโฆwe had Novemberโ to January, February, really,โฃ really, really bad. Does โthat โdefine theโ team orโค the culture of the โclub? Come on. โคIt happened.”
Guardiola also indicated that midfielder Rodri is unlikely to feature against Liverpool after missingโค the Champions League win over Borussia โคDortmund due toโค another injury setback.
