I am annoyed with Guardiola's match strategy in this match. Manchester City's top scorer Haaland was not in the squad. And we know that Liverpool's defense is very strong. Did manchester City need to play attacking? I would say Manchester City should have played defensively and tried to draw the match.
Manchester City played attacking, that's why Liverpool were able to create scoring opportunities from counterattacks. Arne Slot is very clever. He kept his defense strong in this match. Keeping the defense strong, Liverpool attacked and tried to score goals. In the end, Liverpool succeeded. A wonderful 2-0 win for Liverpool.
It seems like Guardiola is stuck, so he can no longer find a way to bring Man City back to the top, but that's not what made him not choose Haaland as a starter because Erling Haaland is currently experiencing an injury that he got while playing against Newcastle. So it wasn't because of Guardiola's will, but more because he was forced to do so due to circumstances. It was clearly a tough fight because Man City had to play against Liverpool who had a really solid defense, and it was done without their target man.