Guardiola prioritizing Champions League ahead of Liverpool match-up

Pep Guardiola intends to field his strongest XI against Olympiacos as he suggests that the Greek champions cannot be taken lightly.

Manchester City have won each of their two opening Champions League group stage games, 3-1 against Porto and 3-0 over Marseille.

The Sky Blues have enjoyed a fine start to their continental campaign so far but as for the domestic one, not so much.

Just 11 points picked up from six matches sees Man City hold a mid-table Premier League position – five points behind table-toppers Liverpool, albeit with a game in hand.

What awaits them in the league is a huge opportunity to cut that deficit as they face Liverpool themselves at home next weekend.

Pep Guardiola’s men, however, have a Champions League group stage game before that, and the manager has his entire focus on the Olympiacos clash.

“No, no, no,” Guardiola responded when asked if he will name his line-up on Tuesday with the game against Jurgen Klopp’s men in mind, via Goal.

“We have a big chance – not to qualify – but if we get nine points, it’s almost done. We will need one more point, one more victory to qualify.

“At home, you need to win, you need to be careful. Now it’s Olympiacos. They were able to beat Marseille at home. We have to prepare well and after that, we have time to prepare for Sunday.”