Liverpool boss Arne Slot has said no one should feel sorry for Pep Guardiola despite his Manchester City currently struggling.
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“No one has to feel sorry for Pep Guardiola”
Liverpool triumphed over City 2-0, with goals from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah.
The Premier League leaders are now 11 points clear of fifth-place City on the table.
Meanwhile, Guardiola’s side remains winless in seven games across all competitions.
City is currently on its worst losing streak in the league since August 2008.
However, Slot is confident that the City boss can still turn things around.
“You feel sympathy or empathy with the managers that are in a really bad place,” Slot said in his postmatch news conference.
“They’ve either lost many games or they’re down at the bottom of the league but Pep has won so many things and he’s shown so many times already.
“That’s why the league is not decided in November. Last season they were eight points behind Arsenal I think in February. No one has to feel sorry for Pep, maybe for other managers but not for Pep.”
“He’s won so many things and he will be able to bring City back.”
“It’s all about consistency”
Meanwhile, Liverpool also now have a nine-point cushion at the top of the Champions League table.
The Reds also defeated Real Madrid on Wednesday to continue their perfect run in the Champions League.
However, Slot has insisted that his team should stay focused and remain consistent on the pitch.
“Playing against Real Madrid, playing against Man City, teams that have been and are so, so good with managers that have won so many trophies, it’s always nice to come out in those situations as a winner.
“But the reason why these teams won so many things is that they weren’t able to win once or twice, they were able to win every few days. We were really happy with these two wins but we want to achieve more than this. Winning once or twice, even against these big teams, is not enough to win anything at the end of the season.
“I saw Arsenal yesterday and I saw Chelsea today, they are all capable of getting the same winning streak that we have so let’s not get carried away with one or two wins. It’s all about consistency to the end of the season, keeping the players fit and keeping them playing with this much energy.”
