Pep Guardiola accepts that Premier League rivals will be amused by Manchester City’s poor run of form in which the champions lost five matches in succession in all competitions as his side travel to Liverpool amid their worst spell under the Spaniard.
City ended that series of defeats with a calamitous collapse against Feyenoord in midweek when they gave up a three-goal lead in the final 20 minutes to draw their Champions League game. They head to Anfield, having won there only three times since 1956, eight points behind the league leaders.
