Pep Guardiola highlights Liverpool's three key players in verdict on Arne Slot changes

Liverpool brag Arne Slot has had an large interaction since replacing Jurgen Klopp and Manchester City brag Pep Guardiola has highlighted Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah arsenic his astir unsafe players

Manchester City brag Pep Guardiola believes Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah are Liverpool's 3 cardinal information men up of their immense rubric clash connected Sunday.

City question to Anfield hoping to extremity their torrid tally of six games without a triumph successful each competitions but travel up against an in-form Reds squad who apical the Premier League.

Liverpool tin widen their spread to City by 11 points with a triumph implicit their rubric rivals aft six wins connected the bounce. New brag Arne Slot has had an contiguous interaction since replacing Jurgen Klopp and his Reds broadside person lone mislaid erstwhile this season.

Guardiola has often got the amended of Liverpool during his City career, but knows his broadside volition beryllium the underdogs this weekend. He took clip to item which Liverpool players are the biggest menace to his team.

"Really good," helium said erstwhile asked for his thoughts astir Slot's commencement astatine Liverpool. "More positional game, the transitions are inactive determination from each country oregon escaped footwear for you is simply a modulation for them.

"Was [Sadio] Mane, [Roberto] Firmino, [Mohamed] Salah - present Diaz, Nunez, Salah. In the past warring the biggest battles against Liverpool, ever a large information for this club. Nothing changes, mislaid 1 crippled successful each competitions."

Guardiola was besides asked if this was his toughest clash helium had faced against Liverpool. While helium admitted the Reds are presently their biggest test, helium said helium was much focused connected helping motivate his squad aft a hard period.

"Always has been the toughest. Has been Arsenal, present is Liverpool. When you're [coaching] nine, 10 years, ever is difficult. I instrumentality it similar normal. I'm reasoning what I tin bash to the players to help, successful a agelong vocation you unrecorded the situations.

"We mislaid 5 and gully one. It happens, I don't deliberation overmuch successful the situation. I spell to the principles. If you unrecorded it, judge it. No blaming, nary moving from responsibilities. I privation it. Here arsenic a nine you person to win, if you don't triumph you are successful trouble."

Despite City's troubled period, Liverpool brag Slot denied the conception that his squad would look an easier situation this weekend.

"I don't deliberation anyone successful the past 8 oregon 9 years has ever said City astatine location oregon distant is easy," helium said. "The connection ne'er comes into my mind. Not astatine all. Everyone is looking astatine their results, but if you analyse it they are inactive a precise bully team."

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