Pep Guardiola appeared to aim a dig at Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp after Manchester City booked their place in the Carabao Cup final.
City have now reached the final of the competition for three consecutive campaigns while Liverpool went out at the quarter-final stage stage as Klopp sent an under-23 side to take on Aston Villa.
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The German has confirmed he will do the same for the FA Cup replay against Shrewsbury Town and Guardiola pointed to the fact he continues to name strong teams in domestic cup clashes after victory over Manchester United on Wednesday.
“People say we are complacent about what we have won,” he said.
“You don’t try to diss the humble competition of the season, if you are not able to [win the Premier League] three times in a row with big games in the Premier League and Champions League and everyone there.
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“When you win a lot, they say this competition does not matter, but with me this does not happen. It doesn’t matter, we try to do it.
“Being at Wembley with a historic team like Villa, we are happy to be there.”
