Guardiola: ‘We let them live but Liverpool are a team to watch’

Manchester City led twice in the Etihad derby, had a Sterling goal that didn’t count after using VAR for a few inches and Mahrez’s great chance in the 94′. Nevertheless, it remained 2-2 with Liverpool in the final and failed. Finish” his opponent in the title fight.

That didn’t discourage Pep Guardiola in the least, however, as the English champions’ coach spoke the best words for his team and Klopp’s Reds, recalling that the challenge now is to tie for seven wins in the last few games that have been given to them still remain to celebrate this year’s Premier League title.

“The game was good publicity for the Premier League. The people of England and the rest of the football world saw a fantastic game. Both teams tried to win, they tried everything.

I feel like we’re going to let them live but Liverpool are a team to watch. I know how good and how dangerous they are.

It’s a very difficult team, it’s amazing and most of the time it breaks its opponents, but I think we performed very well.

I’m incredibly proud of my team. Now both teams know they have seven games left and need to win them all.

“We now know that if we drop points in a game, we won’t become champions.” said the Catalan in the mixed zone immediately after the end of the great game.

Asked to comment on his Liverpool bench counterpart Jurgen Klopp, with whom he even shared a warm hug at the end of the game, he said, among other things:

“I respect Jurgen so much. He made me a better coach. We’re not friends, we don’t have lunch together. I have his number but I don’t call him. He’s respected, he knows I do will try next Saturday.” to hit him.”