Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola caused eyebrows to be raised when he claimed his side would have mounted a much better defence had it not been for injuries. The City boss made the claim after his side were beaten 2-0 by Liverpool on Sunday afternoon.

Pep Guardiola has said building a new team at Manchester City isn't the "biggest challenge" of his career. Guardiola has won 18 trophies, including six Premier League titles and a Champions League, since joining City in 2016.

Although Manchester City went down to a 2-nil defeat to Liverpool at the Etihad yesterday there were positives for Pep Guardiola’s side to take out of the game. There were signs that both in and