Pep Guardiola makes surprise Virgil van Dijk admission ahead of Man City vs Liverpool

Games are generally tightly-contested between Liverpool and City and Guardiola expects much of the same come Sunday.

And the City boss admitted his side will go through spells of having to “suffer” against Liverpool.

“When you play against teams like Liverpool you always have moments where you have to suffer,” Guardiola added.

“We know it, we have to do it and try to use our strength as much a possible.