• Guardiola accused on Anfield Wrap podcast over Etihad pitch
• ‘I never made a call to say do this to damage our opponents’
Pep Guardiola has denied a claim that the grass on the Etihad Stadium pitch was left long to slow down Liverpool during Manchester City’s 2-1 win last Thursday.
Guardiola said about the assertion on the Anfield Wrap podcast: “I’m not the greenkeeper. I never did – if they want to play quick, we want to play quicker; always we try to put water [on] but it’s not necessary here because of the weather.
Written by Jamie Jackson
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jan/08/pep-guardiola-manchester-city-grass-long-liverpool-etihad under the title “Pep Guardiola denies Manchester City left grass long to halt Liverpool”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
