MO THE MERRIER

'Numbers man' Salah faces favourite opponents

- EXCLUSIVE BY ANDY DUNN

AFTER one thousand matches as a manager of a professional football team, there will probably be plenty of opposition players Pep Guardiola would like to see the back of.

The Manchester City boss will reach that four-figure milestone when he walks out at the Etihad Stadium late tomorrow afternoon for another instalment of his side's rivalry with old foes Liverpool.

And it is a rivalry that has consistently presented Pep with a particular problem... how to stop Mo Salah.

Quite simply, Salah, 33, has been involved in more Premier League goals against Guardiola’s City than any other player, scoring nine and assisting six.

Across all competitions against City, Salah has scored 13, adding eight assists.