Pep Guardiola: 'Everyone in this country supports Liverpool, the media and everyone'

After the Newcastle win, Pep Guardiola was logically asked whether he believed the title race was done.

The Man City manager's answer was unexpectedly salty.

"Everyone in this country supports Liverpool, the media and everyone," he bizarrely told beIN Sports.

"The situation is what it is. We have to get nine points maybe six, it depends on the next two games in terms of goal difference.

"Now Wednesday is the real final for us, our destiny is in our hands and this is important, that’s the reality.

“I don’t care that the people want more Liverpool to win than us, that’s not the issue, that’s normal," he added. "Maybe there are more supporters around the world and here in England support Liverpool.”

It's not really clear why Guardiola made that unprompted remark about Liverpool - or whether he actually believes it to be true.

Of course, he might still be rattled after another failure to win the Champions League while Liverpool have reached their third final in the last five seasons and could win their seventh European Cup.

Source: beIN Sports