Manchester City defeated Liverpool 3-0. After the match, Iraola was interviewed by beIN Sports and discussed the impact of the red card on the game's momentum. He stated that the team was playing better before the red card, and it became difficult to play with one fewer man, but he remained proud of his players' performance.

Andoni, this wasn't the result you wanted. How did the game change? Was the red card the turning point?

It's obvious, isn't it? We essentially played two different games today. The first phase lasted until the 62nd minute, I believe. Before that, I thought we were the better side. When the red card happened, I felt we were probably playing our best football of the entire match.

We were constantly pressing the opponent, and the atmosphere in the stadium was very passionate at that time. After that, we had to play with 10 men against their 11, and the opponent started playing better from then on.

But seeing the team's performance after the red card and the goals conceded afterwards, did that worry you?

No, I am very proud of my players, very proud. Because playing 11 against 11 and performing as we did before the red card is not easy. After the red card, when we were 10 against 11, the opponent certainly played better, but it's very difficult to play in those circumstances. They are a very strong team. With only 10 men, you can't continue to press, and the players are already very tired. Plus, we conceded a goal right after without even having made our first substitution, which made the situation very difficult.

We've talked about this before—did all the external noise before the match affect the team's state going into this game?

No, I think the team entered the game in a very good state. I believe we had a very strong start. From the tackles and intensity of play, I could feel all the players fighting for every ball. Honestly, I'm very proud of them.

After losing a game with 10 men against 11, people might forget these things. But before that red card, I was very satisfied with the players' attitude and the atmosphere in the stadium. The pitch conditions were also very good. We were putting a lot of pressure on the opponent. I think we had two very good chances but didn't score. Afterwards, when we were down to 10 men, they certainly played better than us.

One last question: you have many players out due to injury. Will some return in the upcoming matches?

Probably not, because we're going to Austria in two days for the Champions League, so I think it will be very difficult.

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