Slot on Liverpool extending Liverpool lead to nine points after 2-0 City win
01/12/2024
Anfield, Liverpool, UK
01/12/2024
Anfield, Liverpool, UK
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00:00Can we go first? No?
00:04Andy?
00:12Yeah, it was, playing against Real Madrid, playing against Man City,
00:18teams that have been and are so, so good,
00:23with managers that have won so many trophies,
00:27it's always nice to come out in both situations as a winner,
00:31but the reason why these teams won so many things
00:35is that they weren't able to win once or twice,
00:37they were able to win every single three days.
00:40So we're really happy with these two wins,
00:43but we also understand if we want to achieve more than this,
00:46then winning once or twice, even against these big teams,
00:50is not enough to win anything in the end of the season.
00:56Andy?
00:57I wanted to say that was a performance of a potential title winner.
01:04I think if you want to win anything, and that's what I just said,
01:07it's not about what you are able to do, but it's more about the consistency.
01:12So many teams have... Not so many.
01:15Only a few teams maybe have won from City or Real Madrid once in a while,
01:19but it's not about winning once or twice against them.
01:22If you want to win anything, it's all about consistency,
01:25and these teams, like Madrid, like City,
01:28but I saw Arsenal yesterday and I saw Chelsea today,
01:31they are all capable of getting the same winning streak as we had.
01:36So let's not get carried away by one or two wins,
01:39it's all about consistency until the end of the season,
01:41keeping the players fit, keeping them playing with this much energy.
01:45And like you probably saw today, I only had five defenders available,
01:50so to win something in the end, that's such a long way to go
01:55and so many challenges you have to take.
01:58But it's good that we are capable of winning against these teams in our own style.
02:06You've already had a number of fantastic performances,
02:09but in the first half particularly,
02:11is that supposed to always occur every moment?
02:16Yeah, especially the combination with the energy we had
02:19and the energy the crowd had.
02:23I've experienced already a few nice moments here as a manager.
02:27Wednesday night was definitely one of them,
02:29but I think today stood out when it comes to the energy we delivered on the pitch,
02:33but also the energy the fans delivered for us.
02:37Yeah, then probably what we all saw is that being only 1-0 up at half-time,
02:42we would have loved to see a bigger margin,
02:45but I've said it in many interviews already,
02:48I've watched this game so many times.
02:51If I had to play myself, I watched it back,
02:53so I always made sure I could watch this game,
02:56and it's always been great games.
02:58So maybe it's for the fans that were neutral,
03:01they liked that it stayed 1-0 and it was tight till the end.
03:14Yeah, they were both out for a few weeks,
03:17and I've said many times before, it's always difficult to judge
03:21how many weeks this exactly is,
03:23because you can think in the beginning,
03:25oh, it's probably going to be like this,
03:27and then the end stage of an injury process can always differ a bit.
03:31But they will not be in the team this week, for sure, both of them.
03:37And actually, I don't think Kostas will be with us in the upcoming week as well.
03:44Yeah, these players that we have available now,
03:48it's important for them now, even more than normally, for them to stay fit,
03:53and that's also why I took Trent off after 70 minutes.
03:56He was able to play longer, he played a very good game,
03:59defended really well again, and was a major threat in attack,
04:03because I think he was the one that played the ball towards Romo,
04:06which led to the 1-0.
04:08But knowing that we play Newcastle Wednesday
04:11and Saturday at the Merseyside Derby,
04:13with only five available, we have to take care of them.
04:16And that's why it was so pleasing to see the ones that came in,
04:19Joe and Gerrard, and did so well.
04:21Even Gerrard was in an unfamiliar position for him.
04:26Just coming from another angle,
04:28this is the first time Guardiola has ever experienced a run like this.
04:32As a rival manager, subjecting him to that,
04:35do you feel any sympathy, or do you just not look at it in that way?
04:42You feel sympathy or empathy with the managers that are in a really bad place.
04:47They've lost many games, they're down at the bottom of the league,
04:53but Pep has won so many things.
04:56And he's shown so many times already,
04:59that's why the league is not decided in November or December.
05:05Last season they were eight points behind Arsenal,
05:08I think somewhere in February.
05:10No-one has to feel empathy or sorry for Pep,
05:14maybe for other managers, but not for Pep.
05:16He's won so many things and he will be able to bring City back.
05:22And they're actually still at the top of the table,
05:24but even more than they are now.