MANCHESTER CITY boss Pep Guardiola urged the home fans to make some noise during the crunch clash against Liverpool.
City drew 1-1 against the Reds after Trent Alexander-Arnold cancelled out Erling Haaland's 50th Premier League goal just 10 minutes before full-time.
That wasn't the kind of result Guardiola hoped for amid the Treble winners' bid to defend the Prem title.
But the Spanish tactician also seemed unhappy with the atmosphere at the Etihad.
Guardiola turned to the home crowd at some point during the match "with his fingers in his ears".
That was because it was "unusually quiet" for a game as big as this between two Premier League title rivals.
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Guardiola explained during his post-match interview with Sky Sports as he admitted he wanted "some more noise" from the home end.
However, the Spaniard was very pleased with City's "excellent performance" against Liverpool.
The 52-year-old head coach was especially satisfied with how the Citizens defended against Jurgen Klopp's side.
Guardiola told the BBC: "That was an excellent performance. I am really proud that after eight years we are still playing that way.
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"We were really good in all departments and needed to be against an incredible team.
“Maybe we missed the last pass a little bit but they defended really well.
"To concede just two shots on target against Liverpool is a big compliment for the way we work.”
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