The coach saw his Liverpool team deepened Guardiola and Manchester City's worries with a 2-0 victory in the Premier League clash on Sunday (01.12.24) but pointed out his counterpart's superb record as a manager when asked if he sympathised with the Spaniard.

Slot told reporters: "You feel sympathy or empathy with the managers that are in a really bad place.

"They've either lost many games or they're down at the bottom of the league but Pep has won so many things and he's shown so many times already.

"That's why the league is not decided in November. Last season they were eight points behind Arsenal I think in February. No one has to feel sorry for Pep, maybe for other managers but not for Pep.

"He's won so many things and he will be able to bring City back."

Liverpool have enjoyed a superb week with wins against Real Madrid and City but Slot has warned his team not to get ahead of themselves.

The Dutch manager said: "Playing against Real Madrid, playing against Man City, teams that have been and are so, so good with managers that have won so many trophies, it's always nice to come out in those situations as a winner.

"But the reason why these teams won so many things is that they weren't able to win once or twice, they were able to win every few days. We were really happy with these two wins but we want to achieve more than this. Winning once or twice, even against these big teams, is not enough to win anything at the end of the season.

"I saw Arsenal yesterday and I saw Chelsea today, they are all capable of getting the same winning streak that we have so let's not get carried away with one or two wins. It's all about consistency to the end of the season, keeping the players fit and keeping them playing with this much energy."