Pep on City win: Liverpool drunk enough beers and they came here to compete

City gave a reminder of their quality on what proved a sobering night for Liverpool, who were given a guard of honour by their hosts in their first match since securing the Premier League title last week.

Kevin De Bruyne began the rout with a penalty before further strikes from Raheem Sterling and Phil Foden and an Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain own goal.

City boss Guardiola felt his side needed to be at their best to sharpen up for their continuing challenges in the FA Cup and Champions League.

Guardiola said: "I'm delighted. Congratulations to the team, we beat the champions with the quality they have. I saw in the guard of honour how incredibly focused they were, how they shouted. I saw their faces, that's why they're champions. They didn't come here to celebrate. They'd drunk enough beers and they came here to compete".