Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola makes Liverpool admission after Arne Slot's impressive start

Pep Guardiola has revealed there is a new set of research he must do with Liverpool following Arne Slot’s arrival - as the two clubs battle for the title once again.

The Reds have started perfectly, going beat-for-beat with the reigning champions after three wins in three games so far. In the past, Jurgen Klopp was the only manager, other than Antonio Conte at Chelsea, to win a league title in England while Guardiola was in charge at City - an era that saw them contest the league on a few occasions, raising the levels of what was expected from a title-winning side.

As it stands, the two sides won’t meet until November 30 at Anfield. But Guardiola will be doing his homework ahead of that as the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich manager revealed the appointment of Slot has forced him to dig deep into the archives, he told Sky Sports: "When I play a new club in the Champions League that I don't know, I see much more than playing against Arsenal, for example. Of course I want to watch Arsenal a lot, but Mikel has been there four or five years.

"And before with Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool. Now I have to watch more Liverpool because of Arne: I don't know exactly what they do. But with Jurgen, we knew each other better. When I was younger, I watched much, much more than now. Now I'm lazier. I think I watch well enough to understand what the opponents want to do. I try to choose the right footage to show my players, to convince them of what to do to try and beat them."