Manchester City will take on Liverpool tomorrow at Anfield. Pep Guardiola’s side will enter tomorrow’s pivotal Premier League fixture off the back of a six-game winless run. Meanwhile, Arne Slot’s side have been flying and are currently 8 points clear of the world champions at the top of the table. A tough test awaits City tomorrow at an unhappy hunting ground.
But in a new interview, Manchester City’s defensive leader, Ruben Dias, has urged the club and the fans to stick together. If everyone associated with the club does that Manchester City will emerge from their slump sooner rather than later. That outlook must start tomorrow at Anfield amongst the City players and staff.
In an interview published in the City Magazine Ruben Dias urged everyone at Manchester City to stick together. He believes with everyone coming at the club as they battle their way through a six-game winless run that will be key for his team getting back into form. He said: “Football is like this – the more you win, the more difficult it is when these moments happen. Because you’ve won so much and to keep that mentality. It’s not an easy job – but that is our job and we want to do it as quickly as possible. It’s the way to be in this Club and my specific message to our fans is this- more than ever, block out the noise. Protect their house and protect their players. Obviously, there will always be opinions in football. But always protect your house. Protect your own. We can go against the world if we have to. We are fighting for the same team, the same club, the same project and the the same dream. As long as we stick together, we will always find a way through. Because everything turns in the end and the light shines through.”
Ruben Dias spoke like a true leader and his words carry extra significance based on the challenge Manchester City face tomorrow.
Reading Ruben Dias’ interview in the City magazine he speaks like a true leader. The Portuguese international is one of Manchester City’s leaders and that jumps out when you read his quotes or see him speak. But that particular quote does show the way out of City’s current slump. And that attitude must start tomorrow.
Manchester City must take the words spoken by Ruben Dias and apply them to tomorrow’s trip to Anfield as they take on Liverpool. Pep Guardiola’s side will be taking on the current Premier League leaders who will buoyed by their 2-nil win over Real Madrid on Wednesday evening. City can’t afford to enter the cauldron that is Anfield feeling sorry for themselves. What has been is done and the only way out of their winless run is if they stick together as a team. If they do that tomorrow against Arne Slot’s side there is hope that they can pick up a result at Anfield.
But it will no easy task for the world champions. They look low on confidence which is the exact opposite of their opponents tomorrow. But to turn around their fortunes they must tackle the task that awaits them united and head on. That’s the only way they will get anything out of tomorrow’s match.
The message from Ruben Dias could be the catalyst for Manchester City to lift out of their slump. City fans will be behind them and if they face tomorrow’s challenge head on and united there’s no telling what they could achieve. They have proven that time and time again over the past seven seasons. It’s time they did the same starting tomorrow at Anfield.
