Pep Guardiola reveals Arne Slot is already forcing him to do one thing since replacing Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool manager
Pep Guardiola admits he needs to watch Liverpool in sequence to better understand Arne Slot's method.
He Manchester City The boss was surprised by the departure of Jurgen Klopp at the end of last season.
The two met in the Premier League during an eight-year battle for English football supremacy.
Before that, they fought for the Bundesliga title during the Spaniard's time in Bayern Munich and Klopp's reign as Borussia Dortmund manager.
Klopp's departure may have ended one of the Premier League's greatest managerial rivalries, but the battle between Liverpool and Manchester City appears to be alive and well.
Guardiola now has the task of finding a way to overcome Slot's methods ahead of their first clash at Anfield on November 30.
Both teams have maximum points from their first three league games and the table already looks familiar.
As for the adaptations he has made since Slot's arrival, Guardiola said: “When I play against a new club in the Champions League that I don't know, I see a lot more than playing against Arsenal, for example. Of course I want to see a lot of Arsenal, but Mikel has been there for four or five years.”
“And before with Jurgen Klopp and LiverpoolNow I have to see more of Liverpool because of Arne: I don't know exactly what they do, but Jurgen and I know each other better.
“When I was younger, I watched a lot more than I do now. Now I'm lazier. I think I watch enough to understand what the opponents want to do. I try to choose the right images to show my players, to convince them of what they need to do to try to beat them.”
Slot is relishing his first opportunity as City manager later this year after revealing his decision to take charge at Anfield was partly down to the intense rivalry between City and Liverpool.
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“I think for everyone who loves football it was a fantastic time to see both of them bring out the best in each other,” the Dutchman said in June.
“Liverpool came along and, as I just told you about the rivalry between City and Liverpool and the many games we watched as football fans, it wasn't a difficult choice to make.”
The Reds boss is preparing for a crucial Premier League home double-header with Nottingham Forest visiting Anfield on Saturday before Bournemouth head to Merseyside next weekend.
Liverpool kick off their Champions League campaign at AC Milan on Tuesday in the club's first appearance in the competition since their last-16 defeat to AC Milan. real Madrid in March 2023.
