Liverpool “the best team in the world”
Liverpool will remember this day for surely this was the day when they assured that they can win the Premier League title and be champions for the first time in 30 years.
So yeah Liverpool “the best team in the world”
Pep Guardiola discusses the game saying "We showed why we are the champions today. The way we played was incredible. I’m so proud of my team, more than ever. I’m so proud, we played so good.",,,"I would like to talk about my performance, it was so good. The way we played, with the problems we have, in the squad, it was awesome. One of the best performances we have played. We play in the way, the reason why we are back-to-back champions. That is the point."
Liverpool had no such trouble, with a consuming performance putting them 2-0 up at the break through Fabinho and Mohamed Salah, and extending their lead through Sadio Mane before the hour.
Bernando Silva denied Alisson a clean sheet, but there was little doubting the Reds deserved the three points.
And despite his ire at a series of refereeing decisions, Guardiola praised his rivals in his post-match press conference.
“You can’t always win in life; [what is] important is the way you live,” he philosophised.
The Spaniard had already explained what made Liverpool so strong, with their ability to adapt to situations and, now, play against both front-footed and deep-sitting sides, key.
“When you sit back and defence in the box they open up with Alexander-Arnold and Robertson, and start to make crosses,” he said.
“When they arrive with not just Mane, Salah, Firmino, but Henderson with the right tempo, Wijnaldum and the second balls, it’s almost impossible to live with that situation.
“When you are able to get back from that position they have an incredible defence.
“And when you are attacking, like we tried, every mistake you can do, transitions are the biggest quality of Jurgen from all of his career, in these types of situation, like the second goal.
“You decide before you play, do you stand 90 minutes back there, waiting for crosses, crosses, crosses, for one counter-attack, two counter-attacks if you are lucky, or try to play the game, create chances, like we created today?
“We decided to do it in that way, because it is the way we won two Premier Leagues in a row, seven trophies in two seasons, and sometimes the people say ‘we like to watch Manchester City play football’.
“I watch a lot of games. Teams that come here to play, they know how difficult it is.”
Guardiola was correct, though, to note that while a nine-point gap between Liverpool and City is “a lot,” it is only November and there are 26 more games to play.
The Reds certainly furthered their early claim to the Premier League title, however, and now City sit behind both Chelsea and Leicester in the table: fourth, having already lost just one fewer game than the whole of last season.
So yeah Liverpool “the best team in the world”
Pep Guardiola discusses the game saying "We showed why we are the champions today. The way we played was incredible. I’m so proud of my team, more than ever. I’m so proud, we played so good.",,,"I would like to talk about my performance, it was so good. The way we played, with the problems we have, in the squad, it was awesome. One of the best performances we have played. We play in the way, the reason why we are back-to-back champions. That is the point."
Liverpool had no such trouble, with a consuming performance putting them 2-0 up at the break through Fabinho and Mohamed Salah, and extending their lead through Sadio Mane before the hour.
Bernando Silva denied Alisson a clean sheet, but there was little doubting the Reds deserved the three points.
And despite his ire at a series of refereeing decisions, Guardiola praised his rivals in his post-match press conference.
“You can’t always win in life; [what is] important is the way you live,” he philosophised.
The Spaniard had already explained what made Liverpool so strong, with their ability to adapt to situations and, now, play against both front-footed and deep-sitting sides, key.
“When you sit back and defence in the box they open up with Alexander-Arnold and Robertson, and start to make crosses,” he said.
“When they arrive with not just Mane, Salah, Firmino, but Henderson with the right tempo, Wijnaldum and the second balls, it’s almost impossible to live with that situation.
“When you are able to get back from that position they have an incredible defence.
“And when you are attacking, like we tried, every mistake you can do, transitions are the biggest quality of Jurgen from all of his career, in these types of situation, like the second goal.
“You decide before you play, do you stand 90 minutes back there, waiting for crosses, crosses, crosses, for one counter-attack, two counter-attacks if you are lucky, or try to play the game, create chances, like we created today?
“We decided to do it in that way, because it is the way we won two Premier Leagues in a row, seven trophies in two seasons, and sometimes the people say ‘we like to watch Manchester City play football’.
“I watch a lot of games. Teams that come here to play, they know how difficult it is.”
Guardiola was correct, though, to note that while a nine-point gap between Liverpool and City is “a lot,” it is only November and there are 26 more games to play.
The Reds certainly furthered their early claim to the Premier League title, however, and now City sit behind both Chelsea and Leicester in the table: fourth, having already lost just one fewer game than the whole of last season.
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