Okay show of hands guys
Pep, what did you make of the game overall?
I think we, Good afternoon to everybody, I think today we show in the most difficult stadium right now in the
world the reason why we are the champions so
one of the most proud performance I ever leave as a manager in my career so in
this stadium and nothing to say unfortunately we lost, congratulations
Jurgen and his fantastic team and Liverpool for the victory 3-1 I think it
was a good game for both sides for the Premier League for the billions of
people watch this game it was a good advertising maybe you have to
invite Jurgen and myself a bottle of wine for that yeah I think we did
absolutely we tried we did it we cannot expect in Anfield you know not concede
chances or opportunities for the opposite side we create more than ever
so yeah quite similar in quarter-final of the Champions League two seasons ago
first 3 shots on target, 3 goals today, the first 2 shots on target, 2 goals
and even with that the way we played that I never forget that game in
Champions League the way we played the second half and even at home the way we
play the first half and the many many many things happen in that game here
in a way I'm so proud so I like to be manager of these players and unfortunately
we haven't won we are three teams in front like they are more chances to win the
Premier League than us but hopefully we can sustain this mentality and try it if the
end is not enough we're congratulating Liverpool or Leicester or Chelsea or
whatever and then move forward for the next season
It felt like you didn't get decisions today?
Which decisions?
It felt like you didn't get decisions today, I mean in the first one in the built up to the first goal
Mike Riley and his people you have to ask them
yeah it will not be nice after lose you know ask to Mike Riley and the big bosses about that, don't ask to me
Your handshake to Mike Riley at the end seemed.. you said something like "Thank you very much" it seemed maybe sarcastic
No I was not sarcastic it was 'thank you so much'
I said the same in Tottenham game when we play at home thank you so much, most
of the times when I go over to the referees and my colleagues always I said thank you so
much good luck all the time
Did you feel it was the right decision?
Ask to Mike Riley please and his people not to me
We can't talk to him
Yeah that's the point that's the point and you talk about the game I'm not here to
talk about decision of the referee ask to them my friends all the time I have to come here
about every game about the decisions of referees or VAR why is one day his handball and is not
handball? Don't ask me as to them so knock the door phone call maybe they can answer
don't ask to me please
In the built up to the first goal that Liverpool scored for the controversy of the handball that you didn't get were you
disappointed with your players because there was 22 seconds in between that incident happening and the ball ending up with Fabinho, do you think your
players could have closed them down..
We didn't give up, they influence in that
situation we keep going keep going keep going so it was was great
and it was great ?? to play I'm sorry when I analyse the result congratulations
Liverpool but I know how difficult is for the opponents to come here and play the
way we played and we did it we did it better than ever
and that's why now it's relaxed and of course focus against Chelsea at home and try it again
Can I just ask do you feel you should have had two penalties? The Trent Alexander-Arnold one and the Sterling incident when Trent Alexander-Arnold appeared to handball it
I know the way we were champions last previous seasons we did everything so
I'm so proud of that, It's uncomfortable for me because looks like you know looks
like I had bad complaints of others, congratulations Liverpool you know you
won so it's work about you can solve the second one or the third one or the
chances we create to do it that I would say maybe it's not penalty or
penalty we missed the penalty when it happened with him I don't know what
happened the future if that happened there.. if in that moment.. if that.. in
the game we never know what's happened in the future but in the decision ask to
the big bosses the guy who understands everything of that game don't ask to me
so tomorrow I go to UEFA meeting for the managers/trainers and we discuss this
this kind of thing so what can I say so will not be nice for our club we are
a club like we start to be in the elite in the last decade not like Liverpool
like "we'll never walk alone" like his 30 years, 40 years, 50 years, 60 years we are new with that as the
organisation is going to help us to grow so we need to live these
experiences is the best way to live because I was in a club like they show
me that they teach me that is game game what happens part of life sometimes it
happens and sometimes it's for us sometimes against and that's all
ask to but the referee these kind of decisions as to the big bosses they know more than me
Pep you picked Angelino at left-back again today what was the thinking behind that?
For his stature so tall no it's because Mendy after two seasons
injured when we play one game for example the day before yesterday before
could not train for some problems and that's why I decide for Angelino
Is that a concern with Mendy that he's still..
No he go to national team is not injured go to national team now we need
time no injury no injury at the end we'll be able to play every three or four days
Obviously the injuries you've had to make changes in defence and goalkeeper. How much is the constant changes affecting the confidence of..
Did you see the confidence the team during the game it's happened no I don't
think so we play so good we play so good of course we have a young player like
Angelino, Fernandinho happening us play in that position for our buildup and
John Stones come back for you know now is last two weeks training but come for a
long injury I know that so they're both back four is all the time in the
same we have to move it for many reasons so that is what it is but here the proof
is how you play football in this kind of stages in any final Championships in
quarter-finals we play like we are or we are not in all the time we came here
even Jurgen say now I adapt to him or like this like that I think we play an
incredible personality and that is I know
tomorrow will be "table nine points" but to grow as a club as players to make the
next step after two Premier League's back-to-back is do that step is do
really that a step in this kind of places play in the way we played of
course you can improve many things but that is part of the process so
I have to mention how hard it is to come here, what is it that Liverpool do that makes it so hard because from outside it can look like City have more of the ball or more chances..
Well they are incredibly strong in the set pieces they are when you sit
back and defend the box they open with Alexander and Roberson and start to
make crosses when they arrive with not just with Mané, Salah, Firmino with
Henderson arrive in the right tempo and Wijnaldum in the second balls it's
almost impossible to live from that situation big open again and
cross again when you are able to get back for that position they have
incredible back walls and when you are attacking like we try like this
every mistake you can do the transition they have the biggest quality from Jurgen
in all his career is doing this kind of situation and run and making sure like a
second goal you decide you decide before you play is 90 minutes sat back there
waiting crosses crosses crosses crosses waiting one counter-attack or two counter-attack
if you are lucky for something from above or try to play the game to
create chances that we create today then we decide to do it in that way because
it's the way we won two Premier League's in a row seven titles in three seasons
and sometimes the people say "ah we like to watch Manchester City play football" so and
sometimes playing at home against some teams but it's difficult to come here
and do it when I watch a lot of games and the people the teams can come here
to play I know how difficult it is and the way we do it of course you have to
improve especially in the boxes see more solid but this sometimes is
not our quality hopefully we can improve in the future
It seems like Liverpool this is almost their season when your team comes here and plays that well and it's still a 3-1 defeat does it just seem like the little things..
Ask to Jurgen I don't know nine points is a lot so one team like
they lost just one game last season so the 12 games 11 victories 1 draw so
nine points against that team is not easy but is in November and I don't know
it is the year or not my colleague Jurgen can explain it can explain better than me
But if your team keeps playing like that then how do you fancy your chances of chasing them down?
We did it more than 24 months doing that so but in life not always you
can win you know and important is the way you live the way we are in the in
them with problems that we have in under pressure and position against the best
team right now in the world and do help do it
so but we chances and not score they arrived two goals is not easy but how
we react and that is the process you have to learn for our future we are
ever good if not maybe we'll need more time you know but
I don't have regrets the players know and I'm not happy I tell them I don't say
here but them I tell them but today I said in the halftime in the end
heads up guys don't use the social media to say your thoughts about what happened
today in some departments talk about the football and how good it was for you
know I think the game was good for both sides the guys who were in the stadium
and TV they could enjoy and maybe one day we have a chance to win
How long is Ederson going to be out for?
Now I think he will be going to Brazil to recover there hopefully when
we come back will be fit but by Jurgen said "100% he's going to play Ederson" so he could not play, okay