"Manchester City" team guard Ilkay Gundogan is convinced that in the battle for the "Premier" league title, their opponents "Liverpool" have an advantage because they have already withdrawn from both cup tournaments. Meanwhile, the "Cityzens" have advanced to the league cup final and continue to compete in the FA Cup.
The 28-year-old German, who worked with current "Liverpool" coach Jurgen Klopp at Dortmund's "Borussia" team, says that it was specifically the lower number of tournaments that helped them fight for "Bundesliga" trophies.
"When you don't have to worry about other tournaments, it is much easier to fight for victories. That's how I felt when we fought for the title in Dortmund.
We had an advantage because we only played on weekends, and between matches we had a free week. Klopp is in a similar situation now - only the "Premier" and Champions League matches.
Perhaps this will be a advantage for "Liverpool", it's hard to say. We can't change anything. Both they and we need to focus on our matches", Gundogan told ESPN.
The German arrived in Manchester specifically from the "Borussia" team in the summer of 2016.
