Guardiola challenges Liverpool: “They can't get 100 points this season”

Manchester City returned to winning ways after losing to Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League playoffs . Pep Guardiola's team thrashed Newcastle 4-0 to move into fourth place in the Premier League.

The City team returned to their joy after suffering a late comeback against Carlo Ancelotti's team, which ended up winning 3-2 . This weekend, they faced the Magpies, where City had a stellar performance from one of their latest signings of the winter transfer market, Omar Marmoush, who scored his first hat trick since wearing the City shirt. Finally, the Manchester team won the match 4-0, achieving three important points to continue their search for Champions League spots, moving up to fourth place with 44 points .

However, the controversy broke out at the pre-match press conference, where the Spanish coach launched a tough challenge to Premier League leaders Liverpool.

Guardiola took advantage of the opportunity to recall Manchester City's glory years, where they achieved the feat of winning a Premier League with a total of 100 points in the 2017-18 season, as well as currently having a fourth championship .

After this, he made a reflection on the level that exists today in the league, highlighting the level of the team led by Arne Slot but ensuring that they will not reach the 100 points that the city team achieved a few years ago.

Guardiola's sayings

“We broke all the records in England. Who would score 100 points now in modern football? Or win four Premier Leagues in a row? I’m waiting, ” the strategist began by saying, showing the achievements he has obtained at the city club since he has been in charge. “The teams are much better in all departments. People prepare very well because these are the standards we dictate ,” he continued.

He then addressed the year that Liverpool is having , a team that is in first place in the table with only one defeat in the entire season, but that assures that they will not reach the figure achieved by the cityzen in the 2017-18 season.

“ Have you seen Liverpool this season? They cannot make 100 points this season, they definitely cannot, 99 maybe but not 100 ,” said Guardiola.

The Spanish coach is not going through a good moment at City, as in the Champions League they must go to the Santiago Bernabéu to turn around the tie against Real Madrid in order to qualify for the round of 16.

In the Premier League, they are 13 points behind Liverpool, and in which they are fighting for the last place that leads to the next European Cup with Bournemouth and Chelsea. Their next match will be the return leg of the Champions League playoffs against the Merengues, a match that will be on Wednesday 19 at 17:00.