Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, speaking to Sky Sports:
"What happened today we showed why are champion, I am so proud of my team, more than ever. We can be proud of how we played against the strongest team in Europe.
"Ask to the referees, don't ask me. Ask to Mike Riley and the guys in VAR. I would like to talk about our performance, it was so good. It was one of the best performances we have played.
"We played like back-to-back champions. We cannot deny how good Liverpool are but the way we played, the personality, it was good.
"It was quite similar to the Champions League game. It was an incredible situations in that game too but the performance today was so good. Always we try, never give up that is why we are back-to-back champions. Always fight until the end.
"It is important to grow as a club and as a team. It was an honour for both team to show Premier League to spectators this type of game."