Mikel Arteta has revealed Anfield is the only stadium he ever feared going to play at during his career.
The Manchester City assistant manager never won away at Liverpool during his six-and-a-half years at Everton, while he only tasted victory twice on the red half of Merseyside during his five seasons with Arsenal.
Meanwhile, Pep Guardiola's side have never won at Anfield under the Spaniard, losing three of their four trips during his tenure.
Despite their record away at Liverpool, Man City pipped Jurgen Klopp 's men to the Premier League title by one point last season
And Arteta is under no illusions at the size of the challenge facing Guardiola's side again this year when reflecting on the Reds' title challenge last year.
"It is very difficult to beat them (Liverpool)," he told Marca. "Also, in my playing career, Anfield was the only ground where in which I had the feeling of ‘pájara’, of being stuck.
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"It happened to me with Arsenal, and we conceded five… You say: ‘I do not know what’s going on, stop the game, please, because I do not know where I am’.
"It’s hard to explain, but it never happened to me anywhere other than Anfield.
"Barça surprise me by the form of some of their goals, but at Anfield you can concede five without knowing.
"Neither in Spain nor in Greece or Germany did I have that feeling. Not even in Old Trafford."
