Manchester City v Liverpool: Premier League – live

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… and now BT collar an equally cheery Jurgen Klopp. “Darwin Nunez had a little problem … he had a cut on his foot that is really uncomfortable … he’s now back in training so that’s why we start like we start … the main thing against City is to cut off the passing options between the lines … that is a massive challenge … we have had exactly one session with all the boys together [after the internationals] … [Klopp is asked if he would describe Liverpool’s season as a rollercoaster] … actually, a rollercoaster is a nice thing! … oh God … let us talk again after! … it’s not that the boys don’t want it, it just didn’t click in some games … some things developed a bit in a negative way, when we went 1-0 down the reaction was not great … because we are Liverpool and we used to be successful, but all of a sudden we are not there … it’s a process to fight against it in a confident way … but we have had sensational games this season too … [it’s pointed out Liverpool have the best record in a mini-league containing the top six] that’s a surprise, isn’t it! … you need to win against everybody and we were good at it, but this year we were not … there is still a lot to go for, and we will still try.”

A chirpy Pep Guardiola speaks to BT Sport. “Erling Haaland is much, much better but not fully fit for today … no risk … I am fully confident … another player is going to play … during the season these kind of things happen … [if City don’t win today] I have a feeling it will be more difficult! … but if we win we will be closer … in football many things can happen … we had a feeling last season that Liverpool would not drop many points and this is a feeling we have this season with Arsenal … we have to try to win … until the last moment we have a chance, we will fight … we have tough games ahead of us, them as well, so it is step by step … to still be in contention for other competitions, this is amazing … it is not easy … it makes me so happy … let’s try it.”

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