Pep Guardiola says coins were thrown at him during Manchester City's loss to Liverpool

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said coins were thrown at him during his team's Premier League match against Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday.

In a heated encounter which saw Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp receive a red card, the hosts claimed an important 1-0 win over the champions courtesy of Mohamed Salah's breakaway goal in the second half.

Earlier, the City bench had celebrated vigorously as Phil Foden thought he had fired the champions into the lead in the 53rd minute, only for his strike to be ruled out after a VAR review.

Guardiola was furious with the decision, even before referee Anthony Taylor had finished viewing the pitch-side monitor, turning around to remonstrate with Liverpool fans in the stands.

In the aftermath, the City manager said the Liverpool supporters retaliated.

"Next time they will do it better, they didn't get me," Guardiola said. "They tried but didn't get me. They got them (coins) on the coach years ago but not this time."

Erling Haaland was penalised for a foul on Fabinho in the build-up to Foden's finish from a tight angle, a decision Guardiola was still not happy with after the match.

"This is Anfield," Guardiola said. "The referee spoke with my assistant and Jurgen before the game and said 'Today I won't make fouls' and all the game was play on, play on, play on, except the goal we scored.

"The crowd and everything, many years we come here. We lost because we made a mistake and play one of the best teams in the world. It is so tight and the margins are so fine."

In response, Liverpool have pledged to ban for life fans found guilty of throwing coins towards Guardiola.

Pep Guardiola gestures towards the Liverpool fans. AFP

"We are aware of an incident involving objects being thrown