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Liverpool midfielder Giorginio Wijnaldum keen to avoid Manchester City in Champions League quarter-final draw

Liverpool midfielder Giorginio Wijnaldum has admitted that he wouldn't like to face Manchester City in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

The five-time European champions and Pep Guardiola's City are the only English sides left in Europe's elite club competition after Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester United crashed out in the their respective ties.

However, Wijnaldum has insisted that it is too early for the two English sides to face each other, with the quarter-final draw taking place on Friday.

Giorginio Wijnaldum is hoping to avoid Manchester City in Champions League quarter-finals
Giorginio Wijnaldum is hoping to avoid Manchester City in Champions League quarter-finals
The Liverpool midfielder thinks it is too early for the English sides to meet in the competition
The Liverpool midfielder thinks it is too early for the English sides to meet in the competition

'No, not now, I don't want to play an English team now,' Wijnaldum told ESPN FC.