Liverpool coach Arne Slot has seemingly identified the identified the problem at Manchester City ahead of their Premier League clash on Sunday.
The Citizens will enter this weekend's clash winless in their last six matches across all competitions, which includes a 3-3 draw against Slot's former team Feyenoord on Tuesday night.
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The Reds find themselves eight points above Guardiola's side and could be 11 points clear by the end of the weekend if they secure maximum points at Anfield.
The Dutch tactician claims that Rodri's absent is a big problem for the defending league champions but claims Guardiola will find a solution.
"I don't think anyone in last eight or nine years or maybe even longer would have said City at home or away - the word easy comes to mind," Slot said, as per Goal.
"I know everyone looks at their results but if you face them, and that is what we do, you analyse it. Against Brighton, they were 1-0 up, could have scored two or three and didn't and then got beat 2-1. Against Tottenham, they could have been after 20 minutes two or three goals up.
"Against Feyenoord, that has not happened many times. They were 3-0 up, completely dominated the game and it ended up 3-3. They are still a very, very, very good team, and one of the reasons why I think Pep Guardiola is the best manager in the world is that he always comes up with solutions for his problems.
"His problem now might be that Rodri is out but we all know that he will come up with a solution and their run of form will go again. Hopefully, it is after Sunday."
