Leroy Sane reveals that Pep Guardiola is overwhelmed by the stars of Man City

Pep Guardiola gave Manchester City a Fergie-style hair dryer to retain his title.

City has narrowed the gap to Liverpool four points after being inspired by the emotional explosion of his halftime manager.

Guardiola told his players to wake up when they led 1-0 after a stunning first half and reacted by scoring two quick goals to seal a fourth consecutive Premier League win.

Leroy Sane, who scored the third goal, said: "The boss said at half-time we could not play the way we played and we needed to improve.

"They also put us under pressure. We know in the Premier League that a goal can come out of nowhere and that it would be difficult to get a win at 1-1.

"So he just woke us up to play our game faster and better and help us find where the space is.

"The second half, everyone could see that we were faster and better and we occupied important positions. We controlled the game. It's easier when you can play like that and you can go further. "

Guardiola claimed that City needed to improve, even though he was happier with their second-half result.

"We have adapted to attack more commonly both inside and out," said the city's boss.

"The first 15 to 20 minutes of the second half were the best we played today.

"In our way of playing, we do not deserve more than three goals.We will improve in the future.

"We have to demand more from ourselves every game and do our best, but it's sometimes difficult." They defended deep and man-to-man.

"What we have achieved so far has been incredible in the league and in the Carabao Cup. We have an incredible number of points. But this game can teach us and show what we need to do to improve ourselves. "

Danilo opened the scoring with a shot that was deflected home by Christopher Schindler and he confessed that he feared it was a goal.

"Of course, I was worried that this could be a personal goal, but it was just important to win the win," said the Brazilian.