straight to your inbox every day for freeJurgen Klopp is copying a trick straight out of the Sir Alex Ferguson handbook to try and hand Liverpool an advantage in the title race. That's the verdict of former Manchester United man Gary Neville.
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straight to your inboxAs the news of Nathan Ake’s injury filtered through to Pep Guardiola’s phone on Wednesday night, he may have been tempted to launch the device at the nearest wall. A few hours earlier in Liverpool, the same feeling will have come across Jurgen Klopp after it was confirmed Joe Gomez had suffered a knee injury while with England.
straight to your inbox every day for freeJurgen Klopp is copying a trick straight out of the Sir Alex Ferguson handbook to try and hand Liverpool an advantage in the title race. That's the verdict of former Manchester United man Gary Neville.
Manchester City boss Guardiola, who called the current situation a “disaster” earlier this month and called for five substitutes to come back. "I think we are going to fight [for its return]," Guardiola told BBC Radio 5 Live.
straight to your inboxJurgen Klopp does not believe that Liverpool and Manchester City will continue to dominate the Premier League despite Pep Guardiola extending his stay at the club.Guardiola's contract was set to expire this summer but it was announced in the week that he had signed a new two-year deal which will see him remain at the Etihad until at least 2023.The Blues and Liverpool have emerged as the two best teams in the country over the last few years and have been intensely battling
straight to your inboxPremier League chief executive Richard Masters says Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp are likely to be disappointed in their bid to increase the maximum number of substitutions from three to five.Teams were allowed to make five changes per match when football returned following the coronavirus-enforced shutdown last season, as part of Project Restart.That was due to the number of matches being played over a short period of time after the lengthy lay-off.However, it was only a
straight to your inboxAlan Shearer believes Manchester City have finally found a settled centre-back partnership in Ruben Dias and Aymeric Laporte.Pep Guardiola's side drew 1-1 with Liverpool in a frantic match that they could have won, had Kevin de Bruyne not missed a first-half penalty.Liverpool started the game the stronger, with Jurgen Klopp fielding a front four of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Diogo Jota.In a throwback 4-2-4 system, City were penned in and under the cosh
straight to your inboxGary Neville has urged the Premier League not to reconsider their stance on allowing five substitutions despite Pep Guardiola's fresh complaints, as he believes it's making the league more competitive. The Manchester City boss echoed the opinion of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Jurgen Klopp on Sunday about the crazy fixture schedule that has seen European clubs compete twice a week for the previous three weeks.
straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United's complaints over the fixture schedule that sent them to Everton on Saturday lunchtime after a Wednesday night Champions League fixture in Istanbul have found an unlikely ally in Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp. Klopp said Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was correct after he labelled the decision to schedule United's trip to Goodison Park for 12.30pm on a Saturday an "absolute shambles".
straight to your inbox Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has accused the Premier League of wanting to be different and called on the authorities to fall into line with the rest of Europe and allow five substitutions.
straight to your inboxManchester City are back in Premier League action this weekend with a crunch clash against Liverpool.Both sides were involved in the Champions League in midweek ahead of their showdown at the Etihad.City saw off Olympiacos 3-0 in their latest group game, while Liverpool thumped Atalanta 5-0.
straight to your inbox Manchester City take on Liverpool on Sunday in what is set to be yet another thrilling Premier League encounter. Though the season remains in its infancy the match could have massive ramifications for the title race, as Jurgen Klopp's side could move eight points clear of City with a victory.