"I'm Happy De Bruyne Is Upset" – Guardiola

De Bruyne was clearly angered by Guardiola's decision, after 69 minutes, when he was replaced by Mateo Kovacic and with City losing control of the game

"I'm Happy De Bruyne Is Upset" – Guardiola
Guardiola & De Bruyne

Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola, has said that he is happy seeing star midfielder, Kevin de Bruyne being upset.

De Bruyne was clearly angered by the decision, after 69 minutes, when he was replaced by Mateo Kovacic and with City losing control of the game.

The Belgium international voiced his discontent to Guardiola before taking his place on the bench.

Manchester City played out a 1-1 draw with Liverpool on Sunday as the battle intensifies for who wins the Premier League title this season.

Addressing a post match press briefing, Guardiola was asked about De Bruyne not happy with his sub, the Spaniard said, “I’m happy to see that! I like it if he’s upset, it’s good. He’s happy now…”

The draw meant that Arsenal remained on top of the table with 64 points with a better goal difference over Liverpool and one point ahead of Manchester City.