straight to your inboxWhat Guardiola learned from Liverpool’s Atalanta victoryPep Guardiola was full of praise for Liverpool after their midweek victory over Atalanta in the Champions League, as the Reds ran out emphatic 5-0 winners.
City face the champions on Sunday afternoon and will be keen to make up ground on the league's joint-leaders. They have the benefit of facing a Liverpool team without Virgil van Dijk, but Guardiola believes that their showing against Atalanta proves that Jurgen Klopp’s team is still an outstanding outfit. “The most important thing is that the surgery was good and I hope he can recover as quickly and as soon as possible,” said Guardiola of Van Dijk.
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