At the end of the match between Liverpool and Man City, when he saw his home fans provoking him, coach Pep Guardiola raised his hand to count the number of titles he had won to annoy his opponent.

In the 87th-88th minute of the match between Liverpool and Man City, the outcome was almost decided. Liverpool led their opponents with a score of 2-0, and Man City could hardly move the ball towards the opponent’s goal. That was also the moment when Pep Guardiola attracted attention by provoking his opponent.

Pep Guardiola raised 6 fingers, implying that he won the Premier League 6 times in 7 years
At that time, the group of Liverpool fans at Anfield standing closest to Pep Guardiola shouted “You will be fired next Monday”. This is a somewhat reasonable comment, because Man City had gone 7 consecutive matches without a win. They lost 6 of those matches, including 4 matches in the Premier League.

Responding to the Liverpool fans, Pep Guardiola surprised them with a provocative action, contrary to his usual style. The Man City head coach raised 6 fingers towards the stands, implying that he had won the Premier League 6 times in the past 7 years.

Pep’s provocative action towards Liverpool fans caused controversy, as Man City is having a bad streak. Sharing in the post-match interview, Pep said: “Maybe I will be fired as they said. I don’t think I will be provoked by Liverpool fans like that, but that’s okay.”

Talking about raising 6 fingers to provoke Liverpool fans, Pep affirmed that he is proud of the 6 Premier League trophies he has won. As for the overzealous audience, Pep admitted that they have the right to say whatever they want, especially when their team has won.

The Man City manager added: “From the next game, we will rebuild our confidence and win. I want my team, as well as the players, to return to their original form. It will all start again from here, and I can feel everything will come like that.”