Pep Guardiola didn't expect Anfield chant but his reaction speaks volumes for Man City

Pep Guardiola admitted he was surprised to be on the end of taunts from Liverpool fans about his job security after his Manchester City slumped to another defeat at Anfield.

Guardiola is on the worst run of his managerial career and the Blues are now winless in seven, with six of them defeats after this 2-0 reverse to Liverpool, who are 11 points clear of City in the Premier League table.

After Mohamed Salah's penalty put the game beyond doubt the home fans turned their attention to Guardiola with a rousing rendition of 'you're getting sacked in the morning'. The 53-year-old smiled at the taunt before turning to the supporters behind him and raising six fingers, a reminder of the number of Premier League titles he has won, many of them in epic battles with Liverpool.

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Guardiola repeated that gesture in front of the City fans at full-time but was again hit with a rendition of 'sacked in the morning' by the home fans as he left the pitch. This time he applauded the Liverpool supporters and got a generous hand in return, but after the game he said he was shocked by the song.

Asked if this season's troubles show how hard it was to win six title in a row, Guardiola said: "Don't try to be nice to me. The perspective and the business is how to react today, not what happened. I'm so proud of my six Premier Leagues against that team and the previous team. I didn't expect Anfield to start to chant at 0-2 that I would be sacked. Maybe I deserved to be sacked. With our results, maybe I'm still in the job because I won six Premier Leagues and a lot