Pep Guardiola makes gesture to Liverpool crowd as Man City boss 'loses head' following brutal chant

Pep Guardiola could not help but react to Liverpool fans’ chant directed at him at Anfield.

Guardiola’s Manchester City side were no match for Arne Slot’s team, who came away with a 2-0 win to go 11 points clear of City.

The Premier League champions dropped out of the top four to fifth place following Chelsea's 3-0 win over Aston Villa earlier on Sunday, with Liverpool also going nine points clear of second-place Arsenal with the win.

The result is the latest in a string of poor performances from City, and it was all too much for Guardiola.

As the Liverpool fans sang, “You're getting sacked in the morning,” he was visibly rattled and could not help but react.

The City boss held up six fingers to presumably to represent the amount of Premier League titles he has won since joining the club in 2016. He then repeated the gesture when showing his appreciation to the away fans who were seated at the Anfield Road end of the ground.

You’re getting sacked in the morning 🎶#LFC pic.twitter.com/HSxCcpOIQK

— Asim (@asim_lfc) December 1, 2024

Fans on social media were quick to give their thoughts.

One said: "Class from him to be fair."

A second added: "Nice of him to show us how many losses he has without a win."

Another joked: "He bites every single time."

A fourth commented: "Pep rattled by Anfield."

A fifth said: "How many defeats in the last 7… let Pep answer for you."

A sixth exclaimed: "Pep Guardiola reminding us how many Champions League trophies we have. Respect."

Guardiola's side put in a disjointed performance at Anfield.

Next up, City will play host to Nottingham Forest on Wednesday 4 December before they travel to Selhurst Park to face Crystal Palace on Saturday 7 December.

As for Liverpool, their captain Virgil van Dijk explained how they were not getting ahead of themselves despite being top of the league.

"I think City is a fantastic team," he told Sky Sports.

"Four-time champions in a row. They have the quality to punish any team. But I think we were solid defensively and had great chances. We could have scored more.

"Good game. We won. And we move on.

"We focus on the next game. That's the only thing we can do. There's no point at this stage of the season to get ahead of ourselves. Of course everybody wants to be in a position where they are 11 points ahead of their opponents. But there's so many twists and turns. We have injuries to our team unfortunately and we have to deal with that."