Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has stated that his club must now “start from zero” following a 2-0 defeat against Liverpool.
The loss brought the Premier League champions’ losing streak to seven games.
This includes six defeats and four straight Premier League losses, the first since August 2008.
Liverpool won thanks to goals from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah, including a second-half penalty, moving them nine points clear at the top of the table. City are two points further back in sixth place.
Guardiola was mocked with chants of “You’re getting sacked in the morning” by the Liverpool supporters — the City manager responded by showing six fingers to the crowd to signify the number of titles won during his time at the Etihad — and he admitted after the game that the humbling nature of the defeat at Anfield means that City must now “reset.”
“I congratulate them [Liverpool] and we’ll reset and start from zero and it is difficult to believe it,” Guardiola said. “We will restart and try and make a good run.
“We accept the reality as it is and recover. I want the team back, the players back.
“I rely a lot on these players, I know they are doing in this position. We’ll see what happens by the end of the season. I have the feeling from here that we can build something, maybe you can call me delusional, but I feel we can do it.
“The first 15, 20 minutes Liverpool were unstoppable, they started so strong, we tried to play with a lot of control and passes, but it was difficult to take it.
