Man City boss Pep Guardiola happy with Liverpool performance despite draw

Man City boss Pep Guardiola happy with Liverpool performance despite draw

Faruq Ibrahim 23:30 - 25.11.2023

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola hypes up his team's performance against Liverpool despite the draw.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola was happy about his team’s performance against Liverpool, despite settling for a draw after dominating for a huge chunk of the game.

The Cityzens played out a 1-1 draw with rivals Liverpool at the Etihad, which meant they lost their spot at the top of the league to Arsenal, who beat Brentford later in the day, but Guardiola was satisfied with his team’s effort.

Erling Haaland gave the hosts the lead in the first-half, and after failing to pile on and create a bigger margin, the Premier League champions settled for a mere point after a Trent Alexander Arnold second-half equaliser.

What Guardiola said

“That was an excellent performance,” he said after the match, per the BBC.

“I am really proud that, after eight years, we are still playing that way. We were really good in all departments and needed to be up against an incredible team.

Manchester City's Pep Guardiola sympathises with Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp | Imago
Manchester City's Pep Guardiola sympathises with Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp | Imago
Man City manager Pep Guardiola || Credit: Imago
Man City manager Pep Guardiola || Credit: Imago

"Maybe we missed the last pass a little bit but they defended really well. To concede just two shots on target against Liverpool is a big compliment to the way we work.

Meanwhile, Pep Guardiola, the Manchester City manager, has given his view regarding the Stop Abusing Referees campaign.

Premier League referees have come under criticism from club managers following a tonne of controversial events this season. 

Many wrong calls have been made by referees and VAR officials, starting from the first game of the season between Manchester United and Wolves down to Tottenham vs Liverpool and many other matches.

This series of events has led to many Premier League managers calling out the referees to do better in games, including De Zerbi and Arteta.

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