The main difference between Manchester City and Liverpool, according to Kevin De Bruyne, is that the Reds are more of a “up-and-down team.”
When it comes to domestic and European titles, two Premier League heavyweights have been duelling for several years. Both have had significant success in the English Premier League and cup competitions, but City has been the more consistent, as Pep Guardiola’s team has been crowned champions four times in the last five years, while Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool has only one.
Ahead of the two sides meeting again at Anfield on Sunday, De Bruyne has told Sky Sports what separates a couple of fiercely–ambitious outfits: “They are more of an up-and-down team and we are a team who has more control of the game, so if you can control that style of play then maybe you have more of a chance.”
The Belgium international midfielder added: “I expect them to be at the best Liverpool possible. Obviously they lost some points but they are still Liverpool and I expect them to be good, that’s the only way I see it. I like big games, I like good atmospheres. It’s a game like any other, obviously, it’s hard playing away at a top-six team always, I think the last few years we’ve done well