Liverpool face defending champions Manchester City in probably the game of the season so far. Citizens travel to Anfield in a hope of getting something from the fixture which has proved to be a hurdle for them over the years.
City last won at Anfield in may 2003, a 2-1 victory. Which is an astonishing 15 years drought for a win at Anfield. The stats look even more resounding is because City have been fairly superior than Liverpool for the past 6-7 years.
Even though Liverpool have the upper hand, City will gain motivation from the 5-0 demolition of Liverpool, a fixture remembered for that infamous red card for Sadio Mane.
But despite of city’s poor showing at Anfield, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp hails them as one of the best team in world football. Klopp also praised City’s attitude in their 4-3 loss in the same fixture last season after being down 4-1, the first of 3 consecutive losses for City against Reds.
He said: “We beat City three times last season and not once after any of those games did we go into the dressing room and think, ‘Now we know how to beat them.’
“City never lose their focus. They have all my respect for sure. We have to be really spot on, at our best to keep them away from our goal and to be a threat ourselves.
“It will be hard work, no problem with that, everybody knows it. We need to be 100 per cent if not 110 per cent to beat City.
“It’s a home game against Man City, they are all tough. Even the 3-0 in the Champions League was tough, and in the 4-3 they were really good.
“They had won 60, 70 games in a row, or that’s how it felt. They never gave up and we had to score exceptional goals to win. Even at 4-1 [down] they never gave up.
“They are one of the strongest teams in world football, but in an outstanding stadium, with fantastic supporters against a really good football team, which we are, let’s try again.”
