• Strong team for win at Everton had Liverpool tie in mind
• ‘We needed to find our rhythm for two massive games’
Pep Guardiola insisted the prospect of winning the Premier League title against Manchester United would not distract Manchester City from their Champions League quarter-final at Liverpool.
City can clinch the championship with victory in the Manchester derby at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday having maintained their 16-point lead over José Mourinho’s team with a 3-0 win at Everton. The win was Guardiola’s 50th in 69 Premier League matches and only Mourinho reached the half century faster (in 63 games); but despite City being left with their dream scenario the manager was adamant Wednesday’s visit to Anfield is the priority. His strong team selection at Goodison Park was, Guardiola admitted, designed with Liverpool in mind.
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