Neil Warnock hopes his Cardiff side don’t get a “battering” against Liverpool this weekend, speaking to the BBC.
As the Bluebirds are fighting for survival, the Reds are closing in on the title as the race heats up with just four games remaining.
Cardiff City are currently sitting 18th after their win at the Amex against relegation rivals Brighton sees them just two points from safety.
But manager Neil Warnock isn’t too optimistic for this weekends game saying:
We’ve just got to try and give a good account of ourselves for the fans that are going because it’s a sell-out – and it probably could’ve sold out twice more.
I don’t want it to be a lovely occasion but we still get battered.
In their last 10 games against top-six sides, Cardiff have yet to win one and have conceded 31 goals.
I’d hate to concede five like we have done. But when you look at the quality some of these teams have, they could’ve scored more on the day.
Liverpool are certainly no strangers to high scorelines, winning their Champions League Quarter-final against Porto 6-1 on aggregate this past weekend to extend their winning streak to eight games.
A win will be crucial for the Reds as title-chasers Manchester City welcome Tottenham Hotspur for the second time this week in what could be a title-deciding game.
It certainly looks like the odds are in Liverpool’s favour as the last time the Bluebirds got one over them was in 1959 when none other than Bill Shankley took charge of his first Liverpool game.
A fan himself, Warnock hailed Shankley as his “favourite manager of all-time” but was quick to mention that was not the last time he beat Liverpool.
Last time a Neil Warnock-managed side beat the Reds was in 2014 when Crystal Palace won 3-1 with Rickie Lambert scoring the only goal for the Reds.
With a lineup including Javier Manquillo, Fabio Borini and Kolo Touré, it’s safe to say a lot has changed for Liverpool since 2014.
