DBasia.news – The focus of Pep Guardiola, Manchester City manager, is Atalanta in the Champions League, not Liverpool this weekend.
When you view the temporary standings of Group C, Man City’s position is relatively safe. Because Kevin De Bruyne and his friends are still five points away from second place. The Citizens increasingly favored because Atalanta is in negative performance after being defeated Cagliari 0-2.
That way, Pep Guardiola has the opportunity to rotate by lowering the player’s coating. The tactic is deemed necessary because Man City will face Liverpool afterward.
The match against the Reds is predicted to determine the outcome of the Premier League. Because, at this time, Manchester City are still six points adrift of Mohamed Salah and his friends.
Nevertheless, Guardiola did not want to be half-hearted when facing Atalanta. The former Barcelona considers every game is equally important.
“Do you think we can win four titles in a season if we prioritize one match?” Guardiola said as reported by Goal.
“We will lose the best team to win against Atalanta. After that, then we will travel to Anfield,” he added.
“No one can be sure that when we are not maximized against Atalanta, we will give a better performance when we travel to the Liverpool headquarters.”
“The best way to come to Anfield is to play a good match against Atalanta. Atalanta is a team that fought against the top Italian teams in the last two or three seasons,” explained the manager.
One thing that Pep Guardiola needs to think about is the condition of some Manchester City players. Because, some players like Rodri, Phil Foden, Leroy Sane, and David Silva are experiencing injuries.