Pep Guardiola speaks ahead of Liverpool clash against Barcelona on Wednesday

Guardiola is one of those lucky men who never seems to age. The quest to broaden the mind continues, though, and it will be on the touchline on Wednesday that he believes he will learn something valuable about the team he started to build in the summer.

One thing is clear. City, having dropped two points in Group C to Celtic, are here to win. They will, to simplify it, try to play like Barcelona against Barcelona. It’s a nice theory and one that the creator of the modern Barca is not at all sure will work.

‘We will try to be ourselves,’ said Guardiola. ‘I need to know some things about my team as quickly as possible. I have only been here at City a short time and I am still trying to learn about my players. This is a game that will help me.

‘I know it is difficult but our plan is to have the ball. They can’t do anything to us if they don’t have it. To change the way we play, we don’t have time. It is impossible and the players would not believe me.

‘We have to adjust because it is a special team we are playing. But we have to try to be ourselves as much as possible. So this is a good test to see what kind of moment we are in.’

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