Manchester City central defender Aymeric Laporte has told The Guardian that his side are superior to Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool in all areas.
Liverpool are battling with City for the Premier League title and could briefly move top of the table on Saturday with a win over Watford, as Pep Guardiola’s side are due to play Burnley at Turf Moor later that afternoon. A gap that until recently looked insurmountable for the Reds, now stands at just one point.
With a crucial league meeting between the pair to come on April 10, as well as an FA Cup semi-final, the threat of Liverpool will loom large over City for the next two weeks, at the very least. However, the £57 million defender has claimed he is unfazed by Jurgen Klopp’s resurgent Reds and believes the club have already proven that they can stand up to the test.
“City can’t be afraid of anyone,” Laporte told The Guardian. “Something like this happened a few years ago: [Liverpool] were a point behind in the same week, and in the end we won the league. We have this fight now and that’s good for the fans, and neutrals.”
“The football we play, no one else plays in the world. We’re an example of how to play nice football, to be superior in all areas. I think they’d like even part of our game.
“As for us having something of them: taking chances and benefiting from opponents’ errors a little more, because often we have the opportunity and don’t take it. We let the other team off. But there’s nothing to be envious about.”
These Laporte’s comments was shared on Twitter by City Xtra and it attracted plenty of attention from the club’s supporters.
“Brutally honest from Laporte is just perfect pre-Burnley talk, isn’t it?.”
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“Laporte bodying everyone.”
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“let’s go!!!.”
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“We play BEST Football.”
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“He is saying exactly the truth and liverpool fans/players can agree.”
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“He’s complimenting Liverpool in that they’re better at punishing opponents, and somehow Liverpool fans have decided to become angry.”
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“We need to stop talking and caring about Liverpool.”
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