Guardiola becomes European laughing stock ahead of Liverpool game

With prestige and the overall lead in the competition at stake in this matchday 13 clash between Liverpool and Manchester City, it is only natural that nerves can get the better of anyone who will be present at the Etihad Stadium this Saturday afternoon, with Pep Guardiola's emotional response to his statements on Friday showing a couple of mistakes when he spoke.

Social media quickly went viral with some of Pep Guardiola's statements ahead of the Merseyside clash, with some highlighting the fact that the Spanish coach was unable to correctly mention the names of players Dominik Szoboszlai and Ryan Gravenberch, changing them to something that sounded similar to "Szoboszlee and Gravener", with the Reds' Hungarian midfielder himself making a comment full of laughter after watching the video.

Pep is usually a very calm and focused coach in his pre-match statements, but in this case it is different because from his perspective you can feel the need to prevent a possible defeat with crude justifications such as injuries to his players, and although it is true that the level of any club can drop with the absence of its stars, Jürgen Klopp showed that this can be done during the last campaign.

Guardiola in danger of not only losing but also being humiliated  

After the culmination of the November FIFA matchday, it seems that the Reds were the club that could get more profitability from their international absentees, and it is that most of them had decisive performances that were reflected in the final score, something that City's international elements could not do, being obvious that the good footballing moment and spirit is with the Merseyside team that arrives with a very fine offensive in front of goal.