Nine months ago the Reds comprehensively outplayed Manchester City on their own patch. But it was a very different story on Sunday at the Etihad Stadium

It felt a long way from Barcelona as a rain-soaked Pep Guardiola stood under an autumnal Manchester downpour on Sunday but there was no place he would rather be as the 1,000th game of his managerial career underlined that the magic still remains.

There will be hand-wringing in Liverpool quarters given the questionable calls in the first half of the Reds' loss to Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, and rightly so, but that grumbling only serve as a distraction the main takeaway from the game.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola admitted that he “misses” former Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp, citing his long-term rival’s exit as one less major source of inspiration.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has named Jurgen Klopp as his “main rival” as he prepares to lock horns with his old adversary’s former club Liverpool in the 1,000th game of his illustrious managerial career.