Arne Slot and Pep Guardiola. (Photographs by Naomi Baker/Getty Pictures & Dan Istitene/Getty Pictures).
Arne Slot believes it’s an ‘attention-grabbing time’ for his Liverpool aspect to be dealing with Manchester Metropolis, however isn’t underestimating the Premier League champions.
The Reds welcome Metropolis to Anfield stuffed with confidence after beating Actual Madrid 2-0 on Wednesday; a end result that extends Slot’s file to 17 wins and only one defeat from his first 19 video games as Liverpool boss.
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Issues couldn’t be extra contrasted for Metropolis, who’re on an unprecedented six-game winless run that included a five-game dropping streak. The latter was solely ended by a 3-3 draw towards Slot’s former membership, Feyenoord, that noticed Metropolis concede three targets within the remaining quarter-hour to blow a 3-0 lead.
With all that in thoughts, it’s no shock to see Liverpool made large favourites by most on Sunday. In truth, one other win would see the Reds transfer 11 factors away from Metropolis on the high of the Premier League desk.
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Regardless of the obvious mismatch, Slot nonetheless holds an immense quantity of respect for Metropolis, who he maintains are the most effective staff in England and can’t be underestimated.
“I want to welcome Pep Guardiola, his employees and the gamers and supporters of Manchester Metropolis to Anfield. When it comes to trophies gained, there is no such thing as a query that Metropolis have been a dominant drive in English soccer for a number of seasons. Sure, they’re our rivals, however even inside this rivalry we will positively discover room to respect their achievements and qualities,” Slot wrote in his matchday programme notes.
“It’s an attention-grabbing time to play Metropolis as a result of so many are questioning them in the intervening time. I’m not one among them. This isn’t to disregard their current outcomes, as a result of clearly they haven’t been of the standard normal, however Metropolis nonetheless have the most effective managers on the planet – if not the most effective supervisor on the planet – quite a few top-class gamers and a tradition of success, which suggests they can’t be written off even in instances of adversity.
“To be very clear, they continue to be the most effective sides not solely on this nation but additionally on the planet and we’ve ready for this fixture on that foundation. After all, we get to take our personal perception into the sport and we will certainly try this, however we additionally arrive with the information that our efficiency must be nearly as good, if not even higher, than it was on Wednesday night time.”
