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Philippe Coutinho discloses Liverpool communication and makes a transfer assumption ahead of the Manchester City title match
On Sunday afternoon, Liverpool will rely on some familiar faces as Manchester City hosts Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium.
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Philippe Coutinho has revealed that he has received messages of support from a number of Liverpool fans ahead of Sunday's Premier League match against Manchester City, but that he is only concerned with helping his new club.
The Brazilian midfielder joined Aston Villa on loan from Barcelona in January, and Steven Gerrard's side has since made the move permanent. Coutinho, along with Danny Ings and Steven Gerrard, will be part of Villa's squad this weekend, hoping to do his former club a big favor in the title race.
Liverpool need three points against Wolves at Anfield, but they also need City's opponents to take at least one point off Pep Guardiola's men to have a chance of winning the Premier League. Coutinho has admitted that despite being fully aware of the circumstances surrounding the match at the Etihad, he is not allowing his past association with Liverpool to weigh heavily on his mind.
The 29-year-old gave the Daily Mail a preview of this weekend's match.
"It's a fantastic game to play. But all we want is to finish well against a great club. We are constantly striving to improve, perform well, and finish as high as possible." I'm only concerned with my new club. I want to perform admirably for them. I've received a lot of messages from Liverpool fans on social media, but I don't look at it very often. My attention is solely on the games that we have." City are one of the world's best teams. It's never easy to play them. But we've played them before and done well, competing the entire game. That is what we intend to do this time, and we intend to compete on the same level."
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