Manchester City have “a phobia” of Liverpool, claims John Aldridge, with Pep Guardiola considered to be responsible for that as the Blues boss faces the threat of entering “sackable” territory.
Reigning Premier League champions at the Etihad Stadium have found themselves knocked from the loftiest of perches this season.
That is because Jurgen Klopp’s relentless Reds side have swept aside all before them to open up a record-breaking 22-point lead at the top of the table.
Aldridge believes a humbling slip from the summit for City is further evidence that Guardiola is struggling to keep up with the pace of progress on Merseyside.
The former Reds striker told the Liverpool Echo: “I think Guardiola has always had a phobia about Liverpool since that fly-on-the-wall documentary about Man City came out, which showed clips of him saying he was worried about how to stop our front three and that Klopp was going to do what he did at Dortmund.
“This was the season when they got their 100-point title but we knocked them out of the Champions League easily, 5-1 on aggregate, and even though they held on to just about win the title last season by a point from us, you could see how much we had got under the skin when that clip emerged of them singing that distasteful song about Liverpool when they should have celebrating their own achievement of back-to-back league titles along with the two domestic cups they won.
“Winning the European Cup would salvage the season for Pep but that looks a long way off for them at present and I would certainly have no fears for Liverpool should we draw them in the latter stages and I don't think Jurgen Klopp and the players would either.
“City certainly seem to have a phobia about us though and I think it stems from the manager.”
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