Guardiola looking for ‘reset’ after Man City losing streak continued

Pep Guardiola wants to 'reset and start from scratch' after Manchester City suffered a 2-0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield.

Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah scored the goals for the Reds as they moved 11 points clear of fifth-placed City at the top of the table.

The reigning champions suffered their fourth consecutive defeat in the Premier League, the longest streak since August 2008, while they are now winless in seven competitions.

In fact, it is the first time that Guardiola has lost four league matches in a row during his managerial career.

City were outplayed on Sunday and did not register their first shot until the 39th minute, the longest delay in a Premier League match since April 2010 against Arsenal (58 minutes).

“The first 15 to 20 minutes they were unstoppable. They started so strong. We tried to play with a lot of control and passing, but it was difficult to tolerate that,” Guardiola told Sky Sports.

“They deserved the first goal, but we started the first half so well and played well in the second half without too much threat. I know how strong Liverpool are in both boxes.”

“I congratulate them, and we will reset and start from scratch, and it is hard to believe. I rely on these players a lot. I know they will do it in this position. We will see what happens towards the end of the match .” the season.

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“We can always do the short passes, and we can, but we don't have many alternatives. All I can say is thank them because I know the commitment they showed with and without the ball. Maybe I had well done.” a feeling in me that we will build from that. We will restart and try to make a good run.

“There will come a time when things might click. I congratulate Liverpool, they deserve the win, and we accept the situation now and we will build on that.”

Liverpool fans sang 'You're going to be sacked in the morning' before the final whistle blew at Anfield, with Guardiola holding up six fingers – one for each Premier League title he has won – in a reminder of City's recent dominance.

“All the stadiums want to fire me, it started in Brighton!” he said. 'Maybe they are right with the results we have achieved.

“I didn't expect that at Anfield. They didn't do that at 1-0, but at 2-0. Maybe they should have sung it earlier.”

“I didn't expect it from the people of Liverpool, but it's fine, it's part of the game and I completely understand it. We've had incredible battles together. I respect them.”

City have won the Premier League for the past four seasons but have a mountain to climb if they want to repeat the feat for an unprecedented fifth year.

According to the Opta supercomputer, they now only have a 4.4% chance of regaining the title, compared to a 9.5% chance before the start of the weekend.

“I said before this match that we were not in a position to think about objectives, but the season is long,” Guardiola added.

“We have to think about getting results and then some players will come back, and then we will be better, and maybe we will believe. There are many things to fight for and we are going to try.”