Pep Guardiola said he felt his Manchester City side played well against Liverpool, despite the 2-0 defeat at the Etihad.

The Reds moved 11 points clear at the top of the table thanks to goals from Mohamed Salah and Dominik Szoboszlai, while City now trails the leaders by 20 points.

Guardiola, a manager renowned for his offensive footballing principles, was keen to reference Liverpool’s more disciplined approach when speaking post match.

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“We played really good,” the City boss told Sky Sports.

“We arrived, I don’t know how many times in the byline really good, and we have to be more productive with our shots from our people in the middle.

“We played against a fantastic team and a really good performance.

I saw many things that this club has a bright future with the players that we have.”

Guardiola also said City didn’t specifically target Trent Alexander-Arnold despite Jeremy Doku repeatedly bypassing the Liverpool full-back during the game.

The result leaves the reigning champions fourth in the Premier League table but sitting just five points clear of 10th-place Fulham.


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