Martin Tyler takes issue with Pep Guardiola's Liverpool fan comments live on Sky Sports

Sky Sports commentator Martin Tyler has insisted Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is wrong in his assessment that everyone in the country is a Liverpool fan.

The three-time Premier League winning manager made the bold claim when discussing how differently the two sides vying at the top of the table for the title are perceived. "Everyone in this country supports Liverpool, the media and everyone," the City boss told beIN Sports.

He followed the comment up with a not-so-subtle dig about Liverpool's domestic struggles pre- Jurgen Klopp. "Of course because Liverpool has an incredible history in European competition," Guardiola added. "Not in the Premier League, because they have won one in 30 years, but it is not a problem at all."

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher brought up the claim while covering the Reds trip to Southampton alongside Tyler. Once the commentator was reminded of Guardiola mentioning how he feels everyone is a Liverpool fan, Tyler replied: "Yeah he did, and I'd like to take issue with him on that.

"The only time I can think of the whole country wanting a team to win was Leicester (in the 2015-16 season). We support the underdogs here, you can't call Manchester City or Liverpool an underdog."

Klopp also responded to Guardiola's comments at the time, claiming the City boss was speaking in the heat of the moment. "I live in Liverpool so, yes, here a lot of people want us to win the league, that's true, but even here it's probably only 50 per cent," the German added, referring to Merseyside rivals Everton.

"I have no idea if the whole country is supporting us, it's not the feeling I get when we go to places, it's actually the opposite. Maybe he knows more about that than me." Klopp could barely