Guardiola denies disrespecting Liverpool with wild celebrations 

City manager celebrated emphatically in front of substitutes Kostas Tsimikas and Arthur Melo during the 4-1 victory at the Etihad

SIDELINE RIVALS: Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola on the touchline during the Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester. Pic: Mike Egerton/PA Wire

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola denied he disrespected Liverpool after celebrating wildly in front of substitutes Kostas Tsimikas and Arthur Melo during the 4-1 victory at the Etihad.

The home side were trailing to Mohamed Salah's 17th-minute opener when a quick, sweeping move from right to left set up Julian Alvarez to equalise from close range.