Pep Guardiola has jokingly suggested that he is going to play himself when his Manchester City side face Liverpool in the Carabao Cup next month.
City will host Jurgen Klopp’s side after defeating Chelsea 2-0 on Wednesday night. Liverpool progressed after defeating Derby 3-2 on penalties following a goalless 90 minutes between the two teams at Anfield.
The tie is scheduled to take place in the week that follows the conclusion of the World Cup. Both teams are set to lose players to the competition that starts a week on Sunday.
Guardiola is unhappy with the scheduling, and when asked about his plans for the tie, he said: “When they come back, It depends how they finish the World Cup.
“We are going to see how many players we have and the condition. Then we will decide. It depends how they finish the time with the national teams.
“He’s [Klopp] going to play at left-back, I’m going to play holding midfielder. This is the strategy. I don’t know how many players we or Liverpool have.”
These Guardiola’s comments were shared on Twitter by City Xtra and it attracted plenty of attention from the club’s supporters.
“Another week. Another troll comment by Baldy. Love him”
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“Make this happen.”
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‘can’t wait to see that ”
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“I’d sell everything I have to pay and watch this”
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“Other managers probably dread press conferences meanwhile our manager uses them as an opportunity to take the piss every week”
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‘Absolutely ridiculous scheduling by the FA, having a cup-tie literally three days after a mid-season world cup is beyond crazy. They need to understand that players aren’t robots.”
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