Pep Guardiola has issued a defiant message to runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool, saying his Manchester City side are not going to give up despite the yawning points gap.

The City boss acknowledges that his team have it all to do, in fourth place and trailing the leaders by nine points after just 12 games.

But they were 10 points adrift of Jurgen Klopp's team in late December last year before pipping the Reds to the title on the final day by a single point.