I think you can see City have better players. Probably only Van Dijk and Salah would get into this City team from Liverpool.
Thing about City is, not only are they technically good, they can play the pace and intensity game of Liverpool as well. They were pressing Liverpool real hard, especially towards the end, and blazing forward with counters. This Barca can't make that switch, we only have one pace we can play at. It's just that we have a cheat code in Messi that changes everything, but take him out, and this team is pretty mediocre, especially with this simpleton of a coach.
Meanwhile, some managers can lose to Leganes, draw with Athletic and Valencia and you still praise them...
Man if we played Liverpool and found a way to move the ball fast to Dembele or Messi on the wings, they would embarrass Liverpool's fullbacks big time.
They would also walk all over our slow, lethargic midfield.