EPL: ‘We started really well’ – Guardiola reveals why Man City thrashed Liverpool, hails Phil Foden

Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola, has attributed his side’s 4-1 win over Liverpool  in the Premier League on Sunday evening at Anfield to a good start by his team.

The coach lavished praise on Phil Foden, calling him a ‘huge talent, who  kept the ball really well and was aggressive against Liverpool.

A brace from Ikay Gundogan and a strike each from Raheem Sterling and Phil Foden gave Guardiola’s side all three points against Liverpool.

Guardiola told Sky Sports: “Anfield is always impressive but with people it is much more.

“Huge victory for us. 3 more points at the end but I take into consideration the fact we won after we missed a penalty and conceded a goal but the way we reacted… that made the difference.

“We started really well. We can’t play like they play, we’ve to play in a slow rhythm. Second half we adjusted our set up and the quality of the players did the rest.

“The action for the second goal and the fourth goal, we know what a huge talent he is but he is still young and hopefully he can understand he can still improve.

“It is an important win but it is February. Of course the gap to fifth is big right now and that means for the Champions League for next season is important but 10 wins in a row in this period is something exceptional.

“Today is the time to talk about this but tomorrow we look to the next game.”