Before facing Anfield, Klopp suggested that the City’s good form has been favored by “a two-week break for COVID reasons”
Pep Guardiola responded to Jurgen Klopp, Who stated that Manchester City had a “Two-week break” due to a COVID-19 outbreak at the club, Pointing out to the Liverpool coach that “He knows that’s not true.”
Prior to the meeting in Anfield, Klopp suggested the City’s good form has been favored by “a two-week break for COVID reasons.”
Actually, the city he had eight days between games when his meeting with Everton was postponed to December, and piggy bank he said he plans address the face-to-face comments with Klopp when they face Sunday.
“He made a mistake, was it two months off, or three months off? No, [fueron] 4. Four months off, ”Guardiola said at a news conference.
“That’s why we’re in top form right now. Jurgen needs to see the schedule again.
“We had COVID, we have a week and we played with 14 players at Stamford Bridge, but maybe I’m wrong and it wasn’t two weeks, it was three or four weeks. Tomorrow when I see Jurgen I’ll say, ‘How many weeks or days did we have free? ‘.
“I’ll tell you tomorrow. He knows that’s not true. We’re there! No one in the Premier League has had two weeks off.”
Guardiola and Klopp they know each other well from their time together at the Bundesliga and the technician of the city he admitted he was “surprised” by the words of his counterpart.
“I’m not upset, I didn’t expect it, not from him,” Guardiola said.
“I’m surprised. I thought Jurgen wasn’t that kind of coach, like others who usually do. I didn’t expect that comment. But maybe it was a misunderstanding on his part. If you look at the schedule again, it’s he will realize that it was not two weeks, it was two months “.
City visit Liverpool in search of their first win at Anfield since 2003.
The team of piggy bank has won his last 13 games in all competitions and has a three-point lead at the top of the table. Premier League with a pending game.
Meanwhile, the Liverpool affected by injuries has won just three of his last 10 matches, But piggy bank he hastened to point out that the team of Klopp had enjoyed one 48-day summer retreat, While his players were forced to return after a 37-day break for his Champions League commitments from last season.
“Of course he forgot,” Guardiola said. “We don’t forget it, but they, of course, did.
“When it happened, it happened. When you have a lot of COVID cases at the start and injuries, when we had COVID before the Everton game, we said, ‘It’s what it is.’ We had 14 players and we play [contra Chelsea]”.