Manchester City give Liverpool guard of honour

ByAlexander Netherton

Updated 02/07/2020 at 19:22 GMT

Manchester City gave Premier League champions Liverpool a guard of honour as they took to the pitch for their game at the Etihad Stadium.

City were the closest challengers to Liverpool for the 2019-20 season but they still began the game on Thursday night 22 points behind the Reds.

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Liverpool's title win was their first in 30 years and their first of the Premier League era.

"We are going to do the guard of honour of course," said City boss Pep Guardiola ahead of the match.

"We will greet Liverpool, when they come to our house, in an incredible way. We are going to do it because they deserve it."

Liverpool won the league when City lost to Chelsea last week, while Guardiola's side face a two-year European ban due for allegedly breaching Financial Fair Play rules.

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