Here’s Why Pep Guardiola Wants Liverpool Out of Champions League!

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Manchester City Manager Pep Guardiola now wants his former club Bayern Munich to beat Premier league’s rivals Liverpool and join Manchester City in the Champions League quarter-finals.

This came shortly after City edged out Schalke 04 from the competition in a humiliating 7-0 defeat in a game played on Tuesday night at Etihad Stadium. City cruised into the last eight courtesy of a 10-2 aggregate victory.

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City’s progression puts all the three English teams; Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspurs and City in the quarter-final of a Champions League campaign for the first time since 2010/11. .

Liverpool is looking at making the number to four English teams by navigating Wednesday’s last-16 second leg at the Allianz Arena, but Guardiola hopes City’s bitter title rivals stumble at his old club. With a single point on top of Liverpool in Premier League, Manchester City could welcome anything that aims at humiliating its main competitor.

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“I’m sorry for the English people but I want Munich to go through, I am part of this club. I love Munich. I love Bayern. I have a lot of friends there.” said Guardiola.

City’s 10-2 aggregate win over Schalke was the biggest-ever by an English side in a Champions League knockout tie.

Liverpool are looking to overturn a 0-0 first leg draw at Anfield and beat Bayern Munich or make any draw with a goal. Livepool progressed to the final of the competition last term but it appears they will be prioritising Premier League glory over European success.

Here’s what Pep Guardiola had to say after yestrday’s win against Schalke 04.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMWmTsCy0ww

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