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Spanish midfielder Josep Guardiola revealed that Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruen could take part in the Premier League summit on Thursday against Liverpool leaders after recovering from an injury .
The 27-year-old international was hit twice in the knee and could only participate in six league games this season. His return will be a boost for his team, which now has seven points ahead of Liverpool, before their meeting at Manchester United on Sunday.
Guardiola told reporters on Wednesday that de Bruyn "is exercising today (…) tomorrow, we must carry out an additional check in the morning, but it is much better".
City played Thursday a game in which Guardiola had warned his players that the loss would be to lose the title last season for Liverpool, who remains the only team not to have lost this season.
Guardiola pointed out that his team, which has lost three times this season, in the last five games, needs to improve its defense if it wants to defeat the red team.
"In the last few games, we have received more goals than usual."
Guardiola tried to soften his previous comments on the defeat of the title if Liverpool won Thursday, even though "the reality is clear.We are behind with seven points, but it will be the second game of the second half of the season. There are still a lot of points to compete for "" He said.
"I think we have a great chance to reduce the gap … Everyone is asking what will happen if we lose, but we will try to win.It's our chance to fight for the Premier League, to go as far as possible. "
"Liverpool, the best team in the history of England … we can defeat them, I realize today that no one trusts us, but that's how they are (Liverpool) are now the best Europe team, by their firmness, their control over the details in their match. "
Germany's Jorgen Klub on Wednesday congratulated Manchester City's English Premier League team on the eve of the UEFA Champions League leaders' first-round visit to Liverpool, saying that Spain's Josep Guardiola would be "more difficult in modern football ".
Liverpool remains the only undefeated team this season and leads the standings with 54 points in 20 games, six points behind Tottenham Hotspur, second (48 out of 21) and seven points from City (47 out of 20).
Although the English Premier League is on 38 stages, the Reds are expected to travel to Manchester United on Thursday, especially after Guardiola warned their players last week that their loss to Liverpool would mean a final victory. In the local championship for the first time since 1990.
At the press conference on the eve of the meeting, Klob said the match would be "very difficult, one of the toughest matches in modern football".
"We feel it from the beginning.It is a very strong football team with a top coach.We must be as prepared as possible, we must be brave, we must have desire, anger, as in others. games. "
"I still have the best team in the world," he said.
Guardiola has already praised Liverpool in his previous statements, claiming that he was "the best team in Europe right now and one of the top four teams in the world".
"Yes, Guardiola said:" With our December record, we had a lot of fun and we have a very, very good team … that's why we have so many points. But we are now preparing for a match. "
Liverpool, which has three draws and 17 wins in the league this season, including nine in a row. Liverpool are one of the few teams to drop out of the Champions League last season, beating them three times in their last four meetings (in various competitions).
But his last game in the England Cup ended on a 0-0 loss in September 2017, and both teams finished the season at Anfield with a goalless draw.
If they win tomorrow, Liverpool could extend the gap with City to 10 points. Although the Spanish coach has warned that this would mean in practice the loss of the opportunity to retain his title, but Klob saw in this difference an additional incentive for his opponent in Thursday's game.
"We are still at January 3. The game is very important for both teams, of course, but I will see it as an incentive for the other team, they will be ready and we have to be sure we are too. ", did he declare.
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