Pep Guardiola bracing Man City for testing times without Aguero against ‘exceptional’ Liverpool

Pep Guardiola is preparing Manchester City for a tough clash against Liverpool (Barrington Coombs/PA)

Pep Guardiola accepts his Manchester City side will have to survive some difficult moments to have any chance of beating Liverpool this weekend.

City host the champions and current Premier League leaders at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.