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'They are completely right' - Guardiola on being called the greatest manager ever

Manchester City thrashed Liverpool 3-0 at the Etihad Stadium to head into the November international break only four points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal.

Erling Haaland saw an early penalty saved by Giorgi Mamardashvili, but made amends moments later with a looping header past the Liverpool goalkeeper.

Nico Gonzalez’s shot from outside the box took a deflection off Virgil van Dijk on its way through for City’s second goal, before Jeremy Doku capped an outstanding performance with a stunning solo goal for the third.

It meant City moved to 22 points and closed the gap to Arsenal, on 26 points after their draw at Sunderland on Saturday. Liverpool meanwhile are eighth, level on 18 points with Tottenham, Aston Villa, Manchester United and Bournemouth.

Liverpool can forget about the title – they have bigger issues to solve

“We are in early November and you cannot win the title. You can lose it, but you cannot win it.”

Pep Guardiola may have spoken on Friday with the wisdom of a manager who has won 12 league titles, many of them as a frontrunner. Or perhaps it was a warning to a Manchester City side who were threatened with a nine-point deficit to Arsenal in the international break. If so, they responded. After their demolition of Liverpool, they are only four behind.

And it is Liverpool who, eight adrift, in eighth place, feel out of the reckoning.

Richard Jolly10 November 2025 08:20

Liverpool’s title defence is hanging by a thread after Man City masterclass on Pep Guardiola’s big day

The universe had decided that Liverpool would be the opponents on Pep Guardiola’s landmark day, he had said. And for the manager who changed the footballing world, there may have been no more gratifying way to enter the 1,000 club. It was a grand day for Guardiola, in every sense.

Guardiola’s first 999 games had contained victories over many a manager but not Arne Slot. The Dutchman had a done a double over the Catalan and taken his Premier League title. A third meeting was chastening for a coach influenced and inspired by his Manchester City counterpart.

Richard Jolly at the Etihad Stadium9 November 2025 20:15

Slot on the Liverpool defeat

"They were better than us. We had a very hard time bringing the ball out from the back and it was difficult to hold on to the ball,” he told BBC Radio 5 Live.

“We struggled with Doku on the inside and O'Reilly wide. Then, of course, a referee decision could have influenced a more positive half-time feeling for us.

“2-0 down at half-time makes it very difficult to get a result here.”