‘How many times?’: Guardiola thinks we saw one ‘unbelievable’ moment vs City that was pure Liverpool

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Pep Guardiola says one moment from Liverpool against Manchester City was a perfect example of what they’re all about. The Spaniard says it’s ‘unbelievable’.

Liverpool went to the Etihad Stadium to draw 2-2 with Manchester City on Sunday afternoon. It was a fantastic game of football and one that keeps the Premier League title race delicately balanced.

So what did Pep Guardiola think of that? This was a chance for his side to go four points clear at the top, after all, only to throw away two leads at home.

Well, he had nothing but praise for his opponents after the game as he talked to Premier League Productions. In fact, he believes there was a moment of brilliance that shows how dangerous Liverpool really are.

Pep Guardiola on Liverpool

“I’m an overthinking manager, so that’s why I’m a genius,” joked Guardiola when asked why he played Gabriel Jesus. “So if you see Liverpool, they are so tight and so high, the space is on the sides and behind.

“The middle is almost impossible so we try more setplays and runners because they are exceptional in their movements to regain the ball quicker. The threat in transition is unbelievable – look at the second goal.

“[Trent] Alexander-Arnold puts the ball inside, Mo [Salah] controls it, plays it in the moment and [Sadio] Mané attacks. How many times have they done this? Thousands, millions in five or six years but they still do it because they are really good.”

It really was a fantastic demonstration of what Liverpool are all about. They needed a goal away at the league leaders and went out with intensity for the second half. 46 seconds later, they had their goal – and it came from pressing high, winning the ball back, and hitting quickly.

That’s ‘gegenpressing’ at its finest and Guardiola is right to use it as an example. Few teams would be that brave and dynamic in a game with such incredibly high stakes.

Liverpool were, though, and actually scored two fantastic goals here. The second, though, was just pure Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp.