{"id":408848,"date":"2022-01-01T07:19:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-01T07:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/?p=408848"},"modified":"2022-01-01T07:25:12","modified_gmt":"2022-01-01T07:25:12","slug":"liverpool-manager-admires-manchester-citys-2021-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/liverpool-manager-admires-manchester-citys-2021-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool manager admires Manchester City&#8217;s 2021 run"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-section-2021123119001944315-OGobrN\" class=\"ArticleContent_articleSection__1aiCq paragraph\">\n<p>Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp reflected with admiration on what Manchester City have achieved in the Premier League in 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-section-2021123119001944315-ZBEIKE\" class=\"ArticleContent_articleSection__1aiCq paragraph\">\n<p>Pep Guardiola&#8217;s reigning champions sit nine points clear of the Reds, and eight ahead of second-placed Chelsea, heading into the new year after a 10-game winning run in the league to conclude the year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-section-2021123119001944315-yXXlZk\" class=\"ArticleContent_articleSection__1aiCq paragraph\">\n<p>That victorious streak culminated in a slender 1-0 win for City over Brentford on Wednesday as Guardiola&#8217;s side recorded 110 points in the league\u00a0for the calendar year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-section-2021123119001944315-PXWexx\" class=\"ArticleContent_articleSection__1aiCq paragraph\">\n<p>It is the most points any side has won in a year in top-flight history, with their most recent triumph taking them ahead of the 107 that Liverpool won during 1982.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-section-2021123119001944315-MGRlzX\" class=\"ArticleContent_articleSection__1aiCq paragraph\">\n<p>Klopp still harbors hopes of catching City in his pursuit for a second league title with Liverpool but reflected fondly on the year that Guardiola has produced with the Manchester club.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-section-2021123119001944315-JoTYFT\" class=\"ArticleContent_articleSection__1aiCq paragraph\">\n<p>The Reds are preparing to face fellow contenders Chelsea on Sunday and Klopp believes the winning team can still challenge City.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-section-2021123119001944315-FOgiod\" class=\"ArticleContent_articleSection__1aiCq paragraph\">\n<p>&#8220;City are flying,&#8221; he told Sky Sports in an interview published on Friday. &#8220;Before the Leicester game, we were in a perfect position, only three points behind City, which, with the season they&#8217;ve played, is incredible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-section-2021123119001944315-tlNCtn\" class=\"ArticleContent_articleSection__1aiCq paragraph\">\n<p>&#8220;Our start to this year, 2021, was massively difficult, and to find a way back into your normal performances and maybe improve them was a massive improvement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-section-2021123119001944315-GDlvuP\" class=\"ArticleContent_articleSection__1aiCq paragraph\">\n<p>&#8220;But one of us [Liverpool or\u00a0Chelsea] can put pressure on City, the winner [of the match] can \u2013 the loser, I don&#8217;t know. We will see that later on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-section-2021123119001944315-xOLHsg\" class=\"ArticleContent_articleSection__1aiCq paragraph\">Source: LS<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp reflected with admiration on what Manchester City have achieved in the Premier League in 2021. Pep Guardiola&#8217;s reigning champions sit nine points clear of the Reds, and eight ahead of second-placed Chelsea, heading into the new year after a 10-game winning run in the league to conclude the year. 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