Before meeting at Anfield, Klopp suggested that the good shape of the city was helped by “a two-week break for COVID reasons.”
Pep Guardiola answered Jurgen Klopp, who said Manchester City has a “Two-week break” due to the COVID-19 outbreak at the club, showing the Liverpool manager that “You know that’s not true.”
Before the Anfield meeting, Klopp suggested that the good shape of the city was helped by “a two-week break for COVID reasons”.
Actually, Town he had eight days between games when his meeting with Everton was postponed to December and Guardiola he said he was planning addresses comments face to face with Klopp when he faces Sunday.
“Did you make a mistake, was it two months off or three months off? No, [fueron] four. Four months off, “Guardiola told a news conference.
“That’s why we’re in top form right now. Jurgen has to look at the program again.
“I 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 tell him:” How many weeks or days did I have a vacation? ”
“I’ll tell him tomorrow. He knows it’s not true. Come on! No one in the Premier League has had two weeks off.”
Guardiola and Klopp we know each other well from the time we spent together in Bundesliga and the technician from Town He admitted that 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 do it on a regular basis. I didn’t expect that comment. But maybe it was a misunderstanding on his part. If you look at the schedule again , you will realize that it was not two weeks, it was two months “.
City visit Liverpool in search of Anfield’s first victory since 2003.
Team Guardiola has won the last 13 games in all competitions and is three points behind the league. First league with a game on hold.
In the meantime, Liverpool affected by injuries has won only three of its last 10 games, but Guardiola was quick to point out that Klopp he had enjoyed a 48-day summer break, while his players were forced to return after a 37-day break for Champions League commitments from last season.
“Of course he forgot,” Guardiola said. “I did not forget her, but of course they did.
“It simply came to our notice then. When you have a lot of COVID cases at the beginning and injuries, when I had COVID before the Everton game, I said, “It’s what it is. “We had 14 players and we played [contra Chelsea]”.