Arne Slot won’t face off in opposition to Pep Guardiola till the top of November, however that doesn’t imply the Man Metropolis boss isn’t keeping track of what’s an unknown entity to him.
After three video games, the Reds and Metropolis are separated by solely targets scored on the prime of the Premier League desk – with Slot’s males scoring seven instances to the Residents’ 9.
So much is to unfold earlier than they go head-to-head on matchday 13, although, with Metropolis’s go to to Anfield to return the weekend after Liverpool host Actual Madrid within the Champions League.
Will probably be the primary assembly between Slot and Guardiola, giving the fixture a brand new take care of eight years with the Spaniard battling Jurgen Klopp.
However whereas the Reds’ head coach has admired Guardiola from afar, the Dutchman is an unknown entity who’s demanding the previous Barcelona boss to pay nearer consideration to.
Explaining his opposition evaluation, Guardiola instructed Sky Sports activities: “Once I play a brand new membership within the Champions League that I don’t know, I see far more than taking part in in opposition to Arsenal, for instance.
“After all, I need to watch Arsenal quite a bit, however Mikel has been there 4 or 5 years.
“And earlier than with Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool. Now I’ve to look at extra Liverpool due to Arne. I don’t know precisely what they do. However with Jurgen, we knew one another higher.
“Once I was youthful, I watched a lot, far more than now. Now I’m lazier. I feel I watch effectively sufficient to know what the opponents need to do.
“I attempt to decide on the fitting footage to indicate my gamers, to persuade them of what to do to attempt to beat them.”
The primary assembly has been moved again to Sunday, December 1 after the newest Premier League TV choices – it’s going to actually be an attention-grabbing battle to witness!
