Pep Guardiola called for patient after a 1:0 defeat to Liverpool FC in the premier league

After Pep Guardiola City suffered a 1:0 defeat to Liverpool FC in the premier league, the boss asked for patient as the team is now 10 point behind the league leader Chelsea FC.

Pep is not a new football manager but he is certainly new in the Premier League, new sitting 10 points behind the league leader and 5th on the league table.

With still a long way to go until the end of the season, he has ask his men to concentrate and take things one after the other.

"When you are 10 points behind you have to be focused just on the next game," he said.

"The next game starts the day after tomorrow and the result is what it is. There are many things to fight for: the Premier League, the Champions League, the cup.

"We are not even in January. There are a lot of games to play and you have to be patient and keep going."

"We lost a game but I think the game was equal," he said. "We spoke about coming here with courage. I know Manchester City's history here and what it means at Anfield but we started quite well.

"After the first time they arrived in our box like in other games, we conceded a goal with a good cross and a good header but nothing happened too much in the first half.

"We didn't create too many chances, but Liverpool neither. The second half they started better than us in the first 10 minutes but after that the game changed a little bit.

"We were in control, we were so aggressive and we created a little more chances, but in the last 10 minutes nothing happened."

Source: Press Association Sport