How did Pep Guardiola sum up the game that marked the longest winless streak in his managerial history, a 2-0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield that leaves Manchester City 11 points behind their most recent rivals?

Judging by his antics on the touchline in the final moments at Anfield, he showed the crowd six fingers symbolizing the title as he answered their chants of “You’ll be sacked tomorrow morning” – defiantly.

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Man City were good for the first two minutes or so, but were soon overwhelmed by Liverpool’s quick passing and incisive game plan. The Citizens would have been lucky to go into halftime 0-1.

Guardiola had some success with his substitutions at the start of the second half, with Jeremy Doku changing the game and Savinho also influencing the game.

In a way, he was also rewarded by Stefan Ortega, as the City goalkeeper supported Guardiola’s decision to abandon Ederson in favor of the German defense.

Pep Guardiola reaction – How did the Manchester City manager react to the big game in Liverpool?

“The first 15 to 20 minutes were so bad. We tried to play with control. They deserved the first goal.

“We didn’t have too much threat. We will start from here and try to make it through the rest of the season. It’s hard to believe, but I know these players and know how they feel. We’ll see what happens at the end of the season.”

Regarding players paying out of position: “You can always do it, but there are players who try hard outside of their position. I can only thank them. Maybe there’s something in me that I felt like we’ll be from here. We will start and try to make a good run and win games.”

“Congratulations to Liverpool. They deserved to win. We will accept the situation now.”

“It is what it is. We didn’t have a preseason. The players came back very late and had injuries, but you have to deal with that. Especially for the base that we have in the middle right now, you have to survive with the ball. Transitions: We have Gundo, Rico and Bernardo against Gravenberch and Mac Allister. I can’t forget which players I have. I’m here at City, I want to be with them. We have to change the results, but at the right time we will make that decision.”

On holding up six title-winning fingers at Anfield: “All the fans that want to throw me out, oh my God. Maybe they are correct for the results we have. I didn’t expect that from Anfield. 0:1, maybe 2:0. Sing it in the past! It’s fine, part of the game and I completely understand it. We fought incredible battles together. You win, we won.”

Will there be a new title winner? “Well, I said before the game that we are not in a position to think about goals, but the season is long and we have to try and get a result after some players come back. After all, maybe we could be there. There are a lot of things we have to fight against and we will try.”