“I was fortunate as a manager to be with Messi and if he scored two, he wanted three, if he scored three he wanted four, and if he got four he wanted five,” Guardiola said. “The top goalscorers, the strikers, they are never satisfied.
Former Manchester City captain Richard Dunne does not believe Pep Guardiola's tactical acumen is his greatest attribute.
"He has so many world-class players that do not play every week and yet he manages to keep them all happy and interested," Dunne told BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast.
West Ham manager David Moyes: “I couldn’t believe the way that Manchester City played in the first half and how we played and that we were 2-0 up - they were so good. They had so much of the ball.
Pep Guardiola Reaction “I am very pleased. (It was a) perfect afternoon. Before the start of the game I felt in our crowd that they were disappointed, but not sad about who we are as a team and what we have done in the last five years every three days.
The City boss has given his thoughts
"We started well from the first minute of the first half and second half. We didn't defend well, we were not aggressive enough. But the players up front, not just Gabriel for his incredible four goals, but all of them were brilliant.
Manchester City will be "marginally more disappointed" than Liverpool after Sunday's thrilling draw but both sides will be content with a point, according to former West Ham and Aston Villa midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola to BBC Sport: "We play a really good game. In 90 minutes we concede mistakes a little bit, but the way we played was really good.
"Luck doesn't exist in football.
Everton boss Frank Lampard : "I was calm, I was not shouting and ranting at him. I wanted to know if offside in the build up but I have been told it wasn't in the build up.
"Go to VAR, they have two minutes to look at it and to think they have not given that as a penalty when it strikes him on the arm, in an unnatural position.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola: "After going behind, they defended so deep and so compact – it was incredible. They don’t lose the ball with Harry Kane and can run as well with Son Heung-min and Kulusevski.
Pep Guardiola speaking to Match of the Day: "Important is the way we played - our behaviour and concentration was good, all the time it looks easy but it is difficult to do our job and we did it again.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola speaking to BBC's Match of the Day: "It was a good entertaining game and we make an exceptional performance.
"Before the goal we started well with good build up, and the last 25 minutes of the first half and the whole of the second half was brilliant.
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "Given the circumstances, if you look at our back five and how many players we missed, I'm happy with the performance, defensive-wise.
Arsenal assistant Albert Stuivenberg, speaking to Match of the Day: "We are very frustrated with the outcome. If you play a game like this against one of the best teams in the world, at the end to have zero points is frustrating because we should have won the game.