Gary Neville Podcast: Man City haven't learned to handle Anfield 'washing machine' after Liverpool draw

Manchester City are yet to learn how to handle the Anfield "washing machine", says Gary Neville, after an out-of-sorts performance saw them draw 1-1 against Liverpool on Super Sunday.

Pep Guardiola's side went ahead in the first half as John Stones turned home Kevin De Bruyne's fine corner. But for much of the second half, they struggled against a rejuvenated Liverpool, who equalised through Alexis Mac Allister's penalty.

It is yet another game where Pep Guardiola has failed to win at Anfield. He has only done so once against Liverpool in his tenure at Man City, that result coming in February 2021 when fans were not allowed into stadiums due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Of course, Man City are not the only team to struggle at the famous Merseyside ground, and Neville offered some explanation as to why Guardiola's team were not victorious this time around.

On the latest Gary Neville Podcast, he said: "I thought City would win here today. I said at half-time that City could regret the way in which they approached the last 15 minutes of the first half.

"I don't know why they do it here, I don't know why they've not learnt.

"They're a brilliant team, one of the best we've ever seen, but they went 1-0 up and then started to relax on the ball. They started to walk to throw-ins, reduce their tempo and rhythm they were in and rely upon. You just invite this mayhem and chaos.

"I once described Anfield as being like thrown in a washing machine, tumbled around. That's how it used to be like for us sometimes. You can be going ok and then your world caves in all around you.

"The big disappointment for Pep Guardiola will be from the first goal going until half time. That's the period of the game where they I thought they could have gone for it.