Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola, has said his team must now “start from zero” after a 2-0 defeat at Liverpool.
The loss extended the Premier League champions’ winless run to seven games.
This includes six defeats and four straight Premier League losses for the first time since August 2008.
Goals from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah — a second-half penalty — secured victory for Liverpool who moved nine points clear at the top of the table. City sit a further two points adrift in fifth 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.
