How did coach Pep Guardiola respond to Liverpool fans mocking him for being fired?

Man City just lost 0-2 to Liverpool at Anfield in round 13 of the Premier League. This is the 7th consecutive match in all competitions that coach Pep Guardiola and his team have not won, and they have also conceded 19 goals. A real crisis is happening to Man City.

Coach Pep Guardiola sends out a sign in response to Liverpool fans

This is also the first time in his career that Pep Guardiola has had to go through such a series of poor matches and there is almost no way out. The absence of key midfielder Rodri, who just won the Golden Ball, due to a serious injury is only part of the reason. Above all, Man City players are now demoralized and no longer have the inspiration to play as well as before.

In particular, coach Pep Guardiola was also criticized as part of the reason for Man City's decline, because he has not yet found a solution to strengthen the midfield after Rodri's absence. In the match against Liverpool, this coach also caused a shock when he suddenly dropped number 1 goalkeeper Ederson to trust reserve goalkeeper Stefan Ortega to start. He also left expensive defender Gvardiol on the bench.

"We just wanted to change something. Ederson saved a lot of goals for us. He saved a lot of one-on-ones, but I decided to go with Ortega today. They are both top goalkeepers, both are incredible with their feet and in one-on-ones," coach Pep Guardiola explained to Sky Sports before the match.

However, this is not Man City's problem. Goalkeeper Ortega played quite well when replacing Ederson. But the problem is that the whole Man City team still had a poor day, especially in midfield. They were almost swallowed up by their opponents on Liverpool's side. During the first half, they did not create any shooting opportunities. The same was true in the second half. The great striker Erling Haaland therefore became harmless. Liverpool won convincingly with 2 goals from Gakpo in the 12th minute and Salah in the 78th minute from the 11m mark. Salah was also the one who created the opportunity for Gakpo to score.

Salah helps Liverpool fly high at the top firmly

Photo: Premier League

"Maybe they're right! I didn't expect that to happen at Anfield. Maybe they should have sung that before. I didn't expect it from Liverpool people, but that's okay!", manager Pep Guardiola expressed about the fans at Anfield chanting that he would be sacked tomorrow morning.

When being mocked like that in the final minutes of the match because the result was already decided, coach Pep Guardiola used the number 6 symbol corresponding to his Premier League titles in response.

"From here, we will start to build confidence and win games. I want the team back, I want my players back. We will reset from here. I can feel it," coach Pep Guardiola emphasized and declared that he would not give up, would not resign as Man City coach despite all the pressure.

Man City's decline has seen them fall to 5th place in the Premier League table after 13 rounds, with 23 points, behind Brighton due to a worse goal difference despite being on the same points. Meanwhile, Liverpool are firmly in the lead with 34 points, 11 points ahead of Man City, and 9 points ahead of the two teams right behind them, Arsenal and Chelsea.

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