Pep Guardiola gave Liverpool and Manchester City fans several reminders of his prior dominance at the helm of the Etihad-based outfit in and around the full-time whistle at Anfield.
The Merseysiders continued their remarkable run of form at home and abroad (seven wins in a row since October 30) with a 2-0 win over the incumbent Premier League champions.
It was telling of the significance of the result that Arne Slot’s opposite number felt compelled to react quite petulantly to a tongue-in-cheek chant aimed in his direction in the dying stages of the tie.
Pep Guardiola headloss continues at Anfield
Even taking into consideration the fact Guardiola has now lost seven games on the trot, it would be the height of insanity to suggest that the Spaniard’s role in Manchester is even slightly under threat.
It’s quite incredible then that the home fans’ chants of ‘You’re getting sacked in the morning’, really seemed to strike a nerve with the Man City boss.
The 53-year-old responded by holding up six fingers to the Main Stand (representing his six league titles won with the Sky Blues). Evidently, the moment of in-game banter must have really got under the manager’s skin given he was spotted replicating the gesture to the away support after the game had been wrapped up.
You can catch the clip below, courtesy of Viaplay: