Pep Guardiola says displaying a ruthless cutting edge in front of goal will be key if City are to overcome the challenge of Liverpool in Sunday’s eagerly-awaited Etihad encounter.

Jurgen Klopp’s reigning champions are currently in top spot in the Premier League, but a victory on Sunday would move us to within two points of the Anfield side with a game in hand.

And as he addressed the media ahead of the game, the manager said given the nature of the challenge awaiting them at the weekend, his players needed to make every opportunity count.

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“When you play against teams like Liverpool you always have moments where you have to suffer,” Guardiola declared.

“We’ll try to use it to our strengths as much as possible. We have played each other many times. There will be up and down moments. We need to take our chances and be clinical.”

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