It felt a long way from Barcelona as a rain-soaked Pep Guardiola stood under an autumnal Manchester downpour on Sunday but there was no place he would rather be as the 1,000th game of his managerial career underlined that the magic still remains.

Nine months ago the Reds comprehensively outplayed Manchester City on their own patch. But it was a very different story on Sunday at the Etihad Stadium

Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City's 3-0 win over defending Premier League champions Liverpool shows his side are ready to compete for the title again this season.

En su partido número 1.000 como técnico, Pep Guardiola celebró el triunfo como si fuera el primero. La victoria 3-0 del

There will be hand-wringing in Liverpool quarters given the questionable calls in the first half of the Reds' loss to Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, and rightly so, but that grumbling only serve as a distraction the main takeaway from the game.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Liverpool at Etihad Stadium (kick-off 16:30 GMT). Guardiola's news conference was dominated by Sunday being his 1,000th game as a manager. Here are the key lines: