'Not the best part of UK' Ortega hits out at Liverpool over Guardiola 'sack' chants

Pep Guardiola said he expected more respect at Anfield after being taunted about the sack during Manchester City's defeat at Liverpool, with the chants prompting the goalkeeper Stefan Ortega to criticise the city as "not the best part in the UK".

- Andy Hunter

Guardiola held six fingers up to the Anfield crowd - one for each Premier League title he has won at City - in response to chants of "You're getting sacked in the morning", as Liverpool moved 11 points clear of the faltering champions with a 2-0 win.

It was City's sixth defeat in a seven-game winless run, comfortably the worst sequence of Guardiola's illustrious managerial career, but the City manager claimed he deserved better from Liverpool due to their fierce rivalry in recent seasons.

Ortega defended his manager's reaction, while criticising the city of Liverpool. "Someone told me before that this area is probably not the best part in the UK," the City keeper said. "I think he reacted really well."