Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola labelled Sunday's 1-1 draw with Liverpool as one of the happiest days of his career.

City fought back through a 69th-minute Sergio Aguero goal which cancelled out James Milner's penalty on 51 minutes at the Etihad Stadium.

The result came just days after City's Champions League disappointment in Monaco, delighting the manager who admitted to feeling an extreme amount of pride with the way his players responded.

"You cannot imagine. It is one of the happiest days of my career as a manager. I am so proud," he said.

"After the Champions League, the last few days at training people were so, so, sad, people don't talk too much. We arrive here against Liverpool who have no Europe all season and one week to prepare. The spirit, how we played, it is one of my happiest days as a manager.

"We created more than them. Our problem is we don't score when they are easy goals. At least we showed spirit that we didn't show in the first half in Monaco.

"When you approach one game after 10 games winning nothing is special. You have to consider the situation we played this game, how we played against them, a top team - they have exceptional players – means a lot to me. That is why I am so happy."

He added: "We created more clear chances than Liverpool today but we just couldn't score. To achieve the big targets you need to be clinical."