Guardiola snarkily sticking six fingers up to the Liverpool fans chanting for him to get sacked was very reminiscent of his old rival Jose Mourinho

Pep Guardiola is determined to battle through Manchester City's deepening crisis. The champions' alarming slump continued as they crashed to a fourth successive Premier League defeat when leaders Liverpool beat them 2-0 at Anfield on Sunday.

Pep Guardiola claimed on Friday that he was not enjoying the challenge of finding a solution to the worst run of his managerial career. His frustrated touchline demeanour at Anfield certainly suggested a manager who was getting more and more agitated by what he was seeing.