Pep is already crying about the game against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup, he's scared

Manchester City and Liverpool will have to face each other for the Carabao Cup days after the Qatar 2022 World Cup ends, so Pep Guardiola joked that both he and Jürgen Klopp will have to play in the match because of the early dates. "Yes, I will have to play as a midfielder and Jürgen will play as a left-back. That's the strategy," he said with a laugh.

Both clubs came out as fourth-round opponents in the cup tie, a clash that will be three or four days after the World Cup Final, so Pep admits he has no idea what the team will be like, as most of them will be at the World Cup. "I don't know how many players there will be. Mahrez is not going to the World Cup, Haaland, Sergio Gomez, Rico Lewis neither, but the rest will go. If they advance to the last 16, they will need days off," he said. 

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"If the players don't advance from the group stage, they will be able to play against Liverpool. If not, we'll see. After the World Cup we'll be here training, I'll see how much I'll have available for Liverpool, the players will be returning day by day and I don't know in what condition," he added.

That the 2022 World Cup in Qatar during the months of November and December is positive for the simple fact that the players come here regularly is more than true, but it is a double-edged sword. While they are in full competition and that is more than fine for them to arrive with confidence and training sessions to head to Qatar, the players suffer a lot from the immense intensity. First and foremost, they are human and big losses will complicate the national teams.

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Undoubtedly, the Manchester City-Liverpool tie has become an English classic due to the good form of both teams in recent years. Although the Reds are not at their best in this Premier League, the intensity of a derby takes centre stage in the 22 players on the pitch and the coaches know it. Pep Guardiola responded wryly when questioned about the series.