Guardiola terrified of Anfield, brands it “toughest stadium” to go to

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This weekend marks the most important game of the Premier League season so far. Ahead of Sunday’s potential title decider on Merseyside, Pep Guardiola has branded Anfield the “toughest stadium” to go to, his comments were reported by the Manchester Evening News.

Liverpool are undefeated at home in the league in over two years. The Reds last loss on home soil was against Crystal Palace in April 2017. Christian Benteke came back to haunt his former club with two goals to cancel out Philippe Coutinho’s opener.

Since then the ground has seen some remarkable performances that have left other teams terrified of having to play Liverpool away.

Jürgen Klopp’s side blitzed Manchester City 3-0 in the Champions League, scoring the game’s only goals in the first half an hour. The next round against Roma saw the Reds go 5-0 up in the semi final before the Italians grabbed two late consolation goals.

Most famously, Liverpool beat Barcelona 4-0 to overturn a 3-0 first leg defeat at the Camp Nou. It looked an impossible task but the home atmosphere pulled Klopp’s men through as they recorded an historic victory.

Speaking ahead of Sunday’s crunch clash that could decide the Premier League title for this season, Pep Guardiola told the press: “The stadium is a big influence, it speaks for itself…right now it’s the toughest stadium to go too. I love the atmosphere…inside it’s perfect, that is why we’re involved in this business, to experience these stadiums.”

What RTK has to say

He may be stating the obvious but it is reassuring to hear the great man speaking positively of the Reds before Sunday’s tie.

Pep Guardiola is right, Anfield is the toughest stadium in the world. Teams wilt under the pressure. Despite the competitive rivalry between Liverpool and Manchester City, Guardiola is without doubt one of the greatest managers the game has seen. He is a true football man and football people always recognise Anfield for what it is – the toughest stadium in the world.