Was he, Guardiola was asked, making special provisions to stop the 37-goal Mohamed Salah? The way Liverpool play is so complicated for us. “It is not easy to defend against Walcott, so he did really well,” the City manager said. If his Anfield counterpart Salah has been the scourge of left‑backs, Guardiola has none: not fit specialists anyhow. Guardiola name-checked Liverpool’s four scorers that day with an unprompted mention of the midfielder who broke the deadlock.

Source: The Guardian April 01, 2018 21:22 UTC