City narrowed the difference to 5 points with Arsenal, who face Manchester United next week, but Guardiola was not happy.
The Spanish coach said: "(Lost) the desire and enthusiasm to win from the first minute, our fans were silent for 45 minutes, we were far from the team we are. Many things were missing".
He continued: "It’s not about one player but all the players, everyone who was on the pitch and we quickly realized we needed to come back. The masses should support us, demand more and shout. Today we were lucky but you don’t come back when it happens for the ninth or tenth time".
added: "I want to see the reaction from everyone, from the players and the staff. We are a happy team, but I don’t want a happy team, I want to beat Arsenal but they will destroy us if we play like this and they will beat us".
Guardiola did not stop there, and attacked critics who said that his period in England would be a failure if he did not win the Champions League despite winning the league title 4 times.
He continued: "We achieved a lot of success, but there are those who say, ‘No, he is a failure, because he did not win the Champions League, and this is nonsense.’".
He stated: "We won a lot (of titles). In this country, what does it mean to win the league title twice in a row on two occasions, and our performance and consistency in a confrontation Liverpool? What is the meaning of success?".
added: "I win a lot, and that means I see things some people don’t see because they’re not here. But I see it".
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City finished the first half 2-0 down at the Etihad Stadium, and seemed on its way to a second consecutive defeat in the league for the first time since 2018, but it rose in the second half to win thanks to a brace. Riyad Mahrez and target Julian Alvarez and Erling Haaland.
City narrowed the difference to 5 points with Arsenal, who face Manchester United next week, but Guardiola was not happy.
The Spanish coach said: “(The) desire and enthusiasm to win was absent from the first minute. Our fans were silent for 45 minutes. We were completely far from the team we are. Many things were absent.”
He continued: “It’s not about one player but all the players, everyone who was on the pitch and we quickly realized we needed to come back. The fans have to support us, ask for more and shout. Today we were lucky but you don’t come back when it happens for the ninth or tenth time”.
He added, “I want to see the reaction from everyone, from the players and the staff. We are a happy team, but I do not want a happy team. I want to beat Arsenal, but it will destroy us if we play this way and it will beat us.”
Guardiola did not stop there, and attacked critics who said that his period in England would be a failure if he did not win the Champions League despite winning the league title 4 times.
He continued, “We achieved a lot of success, but there are those who say, ‘No, he is a failure, because he did not win the Champions League, and this is nonsense.'”
He stated: “We won many (many titles). In this country, what does it mean to win the league title twice in a row on two occasions, and the performance that we offer and the stability in the face of Liverpool? What is the meaning of success?
He added, “I won a lot, and that means that I see things that some people did not see because they are not here. But I see them.”
