Pep Guardiola has told Manchester City that their title defence will fall flat if they do not completely ignore Liverpool.
City beat Wolves 3-0 on Monday night with a double from Gabriel Jesus before Conor Coady diverted into his own net after Willy Boly had seen red before half-time.
Guardiola knows the champions cannot afford to drop many more points but is wary of his players looking at the fixture list to pinpoint where Jurgen Klopp’s side could slip up.
‘I don't have a magic ball to discover how many points we need,’ Guardiola said.