We could be more productive in shooting, maybe people need to arrive more in the box. But we played a fantastic team and put together a really good performance. The first half was 50/50 and set pieces made the difference.

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.

That Liverpool have had fewer injuries than its Premier League rivals is no coincidence, but claims that Arne Slot has not had any absentee issues is wide of the mark.