Kevin De Bruyne speaks on Anfield atmoshpere ahead of Liverpool clash
Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne believes they will get a huge showdown at Anfield during their Premier League clash against Liverpool.
The Citiznes are sitting on the 2nd place of the league table 9 points behind the leaders Liverpool.
The 28-year-old believes Liverpool fans will make Anfield a hostile arena for the league double champions, however it shouldn't stop them.
“I prefer to play in that than when there's nobody. Professionals want to play in front of 50, 60, 70 or 80,000 people and it makes it worthwhile. You train all your life to get to the big stages. I want to compete for titles and to be the best, and to do that you have to win against the best. But it’s a game like another. We know it’s a big game – Liverpool are ahead, we have to recover and be ready for Sunday. Obviously it’s a big gap, but four weeks ago people were saying it was Liverpool’s to lose. I’m not keeping track of what people say, we play so many games.”
De Bruyne said he would rather be in Liverpool's position than City's in spite of the Blues' trial to succeed this year over Klopp's side.
“We want to be ahead, but we’ve lost points. People will talk about it whether we win, lose or draw, it’s for them to say what they want. The big games are the ones you want to play, and if you want to compete for titles, you have to beat the best. People have been talking about it for the whole week, even before the Champions League games, but we just do our job, keep calm and prepare ourselves,” he added.
Manchester City are going to face the Reds on Sunday.
