{"id":296140,"date":"2023-11-24T23:26:59","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T23:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=296140"},"modified":"2023-11-24T23:26:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T23:26:59","slug":"martin-keown-alexander-arnold-will-fight-guardiola-at-his-own-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/martin-keown-alexander-arnold-will-fight-guardiola-at-his-own-game\/","title":{"rendered":"MARTIN KEOWN: Alexander-Arnold will fight Guardiola at his own game"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>MARTIN KEOWN TALKS TACTICS:\u00a0 Trent Alexander-Arnold will try to help Liverpool beat Pep Guardiola at his own game<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Man City could equal a 131-year-old record for home wins in all competitions<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>But Trent Alexander-Arnold&#8217;s control in midfield could help Liverpool stifle them<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>City-Liverpool is tough to referee&#8230; but our campaign is up and running &#8211; IAKO<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Etihad Stadium is looking as safe as Fort Knox for Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p>Not since Sunderland\u00a0in 1892 have an English top-flight team won 24 consecutive home games in all competitions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But City will equal that 131-year-old record on Saturday unless\u00a0Liverpool can become the first visitors since Brentford in November 2022 to penetrate the seemingly impenetrable.<\/p>\n<p>While Pep Guardiola\u2019s men have looked more human away from home \u2014 losing to Wolves and Arsenal and conceding four at Chelsea\u00a0\u2014 the Etihad is where they have turned into the Premier League\u2019s greatest modern-day test.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Just as Highbury brought the best out of us at Arsenal in our Invincibles season of 2003-04, City can totally express themselves at home.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/24\/21\/78212611-12788747-image-a-88_1700860437595.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola&#8217;s Manchester City have a phenomenal home record stretching back to 2022<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/24\/21\/78214015-12788747-image-a-7_1700862790961.jpg\" height=\"419\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Liverpool&#8217;s Trent Alexander-Arnold will hope to try and control midfield to stifle the hosts<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>City\u2019s play is hypnotic, the way their players find pockets of space and create triangles in order to pass their opponents into submission.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If the timing and rhythm of their passing isn\u2019t quite right, Rico Lewis acts as the conductor, making sure it all clicks into place.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He did it last season when it was needed and, even though he is a 19-year-old surrounded by superstars, Guardiola has shown no hesitation in asking Lewis to do it again this term.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool, renowned for their relentless pressing under Jurgen Klopp, have adapted of late. I\u2019ve noticed more focus on passing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When Klopp lost\u00a0Sadio Mane, that stripped their press of energy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They are still adept at winning possession high up the pitch, but Liverpool have been moving the ball more swiftly, helped by Trent Alexander-Arnold\u2019s transition into a midfield set-up that was completely overhauled in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, we billed this blockbuster clash between City and Liverpool as the best passers versus the best pressers. But we might see Liverpool try to beat City at their own game,\u00a0with Alexander-Arnold bidding to control the game from midfield.<\/p>\n<p><span>198<\/span> &#8211;\u00a0Mo Salah is two goals short of bringing up 200 for Liverpool. He remains fifth on their all-time list behind I Rush (346), R Hunt (285), G Hodgson (241) and B Liddell (228).\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12788747\/MARTIN-KEOWN-TALKS-TACTICS-Trent-Alexander-Arnold-Liverpool-beat-Pep-Guardiola.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>MARTIN KEOWN TALKS TACTICS:\u00a0 Trent Alexander-Arnold will try to help Liverpool beat Pep Guardiola at his own game Man City could equal a 131-year-old record <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/martin-keown-alexander-arnold-will-fight-guardiola-at-his-own-game\/\" title=\"MARTIN KEOWN: Alexander-Arnold will fight Guardiola at his own game\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296139,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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