Pep Guardiola has played down suggestions Liverpool face fixture congestion during December, saying the Premier League leaders are still behind the curve after his Manchester City squad played additional games that ran into double digits last season.
Guardiola was asked about the Reds playing as many as 10 times this month, following City's 4-1 win away to Burnley on Tuesday, per Caoimhe O'Neill of the Liverpool Echo: "Last year we played 10 games more than Liverpool so don't worry, they are in debit. It's what it is, it's a crazy month month in December, but no problem, we are going to try.