Pep Guardiola has been chatting with the press on Friday afternoon forward of Manchester Metropolis’s subsequent outing.
Manchester Metropolis will play host to Liverpool on Sunday at 4:30 pm UK time. Forward of the sport, Pep Guardiola would talk about plenty of matters in his pre-match press convention, together with Ruben Dias.
Dias was clearly Metropolis’s MVP throughout their title-winning 2020/21 marketing campaign and had been glorious this time period as nicely.
Nevertheless, the 24-year-old has now missed the Sky Blues’ final six outings throughout all competitions by means of harm.
And when talking about crew information on Friday, Pep Guardiola confirmed that Dias is the one Metropolis participant who won’t be concerned vs Liverpool:
Pep pre-empts harm query from @andyhampson: “Everyone seems to be match.” However then admitted Ruben Dias wasn’t.
— Simon Stone (@sistoney67) April 8, 2022
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Pep Guardiola on Liverpool rivalry
Elsewhere in his presser, Pep Guardiola would evaluate his rivalry with the one he has had with Jose Mourinho: “We play many occasions, extra occasions. Jose is an thrilling supervisor and we had the rivalry in Barcelona.
“In 5 years right here we play many occasions, all of the occasions we had been shut. I confronted in Munich with Jurgen. How we arrange the groups right here we had been shut many occasions. Each season besides the yr we received 100pts and the yr they received 99 we had been tight.”
Pep was then requested how lengthy the Metropolis Liverpool rivalry will final: “Nadal, Federer and Djokovic was 20 years and we’re 5 years. Footballers run faster and to keep up success is tougher than different sports activities.
“After I retire and watch and play golf I keep in mind right here the largest rivalry was Liverpool. While you obtain 100pts and 98 factors you want somebody to push from behind to be so shut. It’s a must to make one other step. I feel Liverpool, figuring out our membership and chairman, we wish to develop. I’m positive Liverpool and different groups are going to attempt to do it.
“Probably the most credit score I give is consistency by means of the years. Each have had 4 or 5 years. That’s why Federer, Nadal, Djokovic have been on the prime for therefore lengthy. Arriving at these levels to win the titles, we attempt to do it.”
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