Jurgen Klopp after the Liverpool boss insisted his title rivals had enjoyed a fortnight off due to Covid issues. The Premier League leaders had a game with Everton postponed and their training facility was locked down in December after a number of positive tests in the squad.
And with Klopp a long-term critic of England's tough fixture schedule - having lost a plethora of key players to injury including three first-choice centre-backs - he saw the opportunity for a swipe at his title rivals.
Ahead of the two sides' crunch meeting on Sunday afternoon, Klopp said: "We haven't had a break, Man City had two weeks for Covid reasons.