MANCHESTER CITY BOSS PEP GUARDIOLA: THIS IS WHAT WE MUST DO TO BEAT LIVERPOOL

Manchester City have beaten their rivals on their own ground only once in the last 35 years – in May 2003 – and Guardiola saw at first hand on Boxing Day the strength of Jurgen Klopp’s title chasers as they swept aside Stoke 4-1.

Tomorrow's game is one neither side can afford to lose as they attempt to chase down leaders Chelsea and Guardiola says he is well aware of the threat posed by Klopp’s high pressing style from their encounters in the Bundesliga when in charge of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.

Pep Guardiola said: “I don’t know what will happen tomorrow but we have to equal their intensity. Anfield will play a big role but what happened in the past stays in the past.