Why Liverpool pose the biggest problem to Manchester City - and the player now making the champions tick

Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

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News, Sports, Soccer, Sports News

4.4 • 1000 Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2018

⏱️ 30 minutes

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We have a special Blood Red spin-off podcast for you to head into the weekend.Stuart Brennan is the long-term chief Manchester City writer for the Manchester Evening News.And host Paul Wheelock picked up the phone to Stuart to get the inside track on the visitors to Anfield on Sunday.City are the defending Premier League champions and currently top the table on goal difference from Liverpool.But they have failed to win any of their last 17 trips to the home of the Reds, a run which includes the memorable Premier League and Champions League matches between the modern-day rivals at Anfield last season.Those incredible 4-3 and 3-0 wins improved Jurgen Klopp’s record against Pep Guardiola’s teams even further.So why does the Klopp and Liverpool seem to have a hoodoo over Guardiola and City?Stuart tries to answer those questions, and also talks the player who is filling the void left by the injured Kevin De Bruyne, the return of Raheem Sterling, and the major selection headache facing Guardiola.You will then hear from our Liverpool FC correspondent James Pearce, who was speaking after attending Jurgen Klopp’s press conference.And this preview podcast rounds off with audio from Guardiola’s press conference, which also took place earlier today. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Blood Red Podcast from the Liverpool Echo giving you the inside track on all the big talking points from Anfield.
0:08.0	Hello and welcome to a special Blood Red Podcast in association with 45 the new free to play score
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0:30.1	in the UK and over the age of 18 to play.
0:33.2	Right, I said this was a special Blood Red podcast
0:36.0	because we've gone behind enemy lines
0:37.7	to get the inside track on this weekend's visitors to Anfield,
0:40.9	none other than the defending Premier League champions and the team currently keeping
0:44.6	Liverpool off the top of the table on goal difference, Manchester City.
0:48.8	City have not won any of their last 17 visits to the Reds, a run which includes the memorable Premier League and Champions League matches between the sides and field last season.
0:57.0	Those 4, 3, 0 wins improve Yoganclop's record against Pep Guardiola teams even further.
1:03.0	So will it be a tale of more woe for City on Sunday?
1:05.6	To try and answer that question and many more besides.
1:08.6	I, Paul Weilock, got on the phone to Stuart Brennan,
1:11.2	the long-term Manchester City correspondent for the Manchester
1:13.8	Evening newspaper. You will be able to hear our chat in full in a second. You will then
1:18.9	hear from our Liverpool FC correspondent James Pierce, after he went down to see Clop at Melwood
1:24.0	earlier today for the pre-match press conference and this preview
1:27.4	podcast will round off with audio from Guardiola's press conference which
1:31.2	also took place today.
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