Mancity coach Guardiola represented Premier League title rivals liverpool as 'probably the best team within the world right now' earlier than their crunch Premier League clash on Sunday.

Jurgen Klopp's side haven't however lost domestically this term and notice themselves six points clear at the highest of the table.

However, last season town took four points from the Reds, a come that proven decisive as they pipped urban center – UN agency lost one time within the league – to the

title by a solitary point.

Guardiola represented the triumph mutually of the best of his career and recognised the problem of enjoying at Anfield - a construction wherever liverpool haven't lost any of

their previous 45 league games.

"As a manager, I said last season after we won the league, they're the best contender I ever faced in my career to win this league," he said.

"It was the most important accomplishment, or one among the most important achievements, as a club.

It remains the same.

Probably immediately they are the strongest team within the world.

"They are an exceptional team. Of course, the history is there for itself.

It's one thing special, i believe additional for the standard of the team of what they are doing, quality of players they have, quality of manager they have, I believe more

in that, in the team, than the scenario [atmosphere at Liverpool].

"Right currently it's [Anfield] one among the toughest ones, immediately in Europe it’s the toughest stadiums to travel there."

Unbeaten liverpool will open up a nine-point gap over city with conclusion on home soil, however Guardiola insists defeat won't mean the top of their title aspirations.

"I do not know to be honest, I think in November it never ends.

I think we've heaps of games still to play," he added.

"My expertise in sport is you have got to play till the top, are we going to win Champions League?

Your favourite question! I don't know the answer.

"They lost one game last season, this season they are unbeaten.