Liverpool are not in contention for the Premier League title this season but Pep Guardiola insists Manchester City must be wary of rivals this weekend.
Pep Guardiola refuses to believe Liverpool are less dangerous this season despite not competing for the Premier League title.
Liverpool have struggled to stay consistent all season after beating Manchester City to the final day last year in another thrilling title chase, and have been dropped from all competitions. They face a real challenge to qualify for next year's Champions League, seven points behind fourth-placed Tottenham.
However, Liverpool have beaten Man City in two of their three league and cup encounters this season, so Guardiola has warned the Man City players to never underestimate their opponents, and is important. His points are unchanged due to their position ahead of Saturday's game at the Etihad. "They are still a special team, my opinion has not changed in a season full of ups and downs," said Guardiola. "For every club, those ups and downs can happen in a season.
"My opinion of them remains the same, whether it's winning the Champions League, going through a season of ups and downs. Nothing has changed. Now the biggest rival is a different one, but no matter what happened in the past, in the future they will always be a great team." competitor. "I don't read much but I don't pay attention to what people say about the opponent even for a second. My opinion doesn't change. In a match they can beat everyone, just like us. I can beat everyone One match It's consistent and I don't know why and honestly I don't care. I do not know why. You have to ask my colleague."
While Liverpool will be without a trophy this season, City are still on the hunt for an unlikely treble - and Guardiola accepts it is a good thing when the possibility of winning the treble comes in. being slipped out of sight.
"That's the best approach we could have. It can be boring, maybe sentences will be made more prominent if I say the opposite," he said.
"Reality is the next game. I've said many times already, there's only one team in Premier League history to win the Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup treble. It's because it's so difficult that we don't think about those things. We have this game and then a long week followed by a tough schedule with lots of games that have happened in the past.
"The most important thing is that after so many years we are still fighting in every arena and that's great, it's great. What we've been through in the past tends to go downhill. Winning is good, confident, we can do it again. Keeping 10 or 11 months is very difficult, we are still there. Of course, in the Premier League, they [Liverpool] are far behind us in terms of points, but we'll see."
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