Man City boss Pep Guardiola speaking to Sky Sports: "Really good. The first games are so important to see how our vibes are. To come here to a promoted side is always so tricky. We didn't expect them to play with five at the back but we found the goal.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "From the first minute until the 93rd minute, it was almost the perfect performance. Even 0-1 down, we were playing well and Jack [Grealish] made a good save to stop a potential 0-2.

Manchester City skipper Kevin de Bruyne, speaking to BBC Match of the Day, on seeing off a spirited Brighton display: "It is very difficult the way they defend, it is almost man for man.

Wolves boss Bruno Lage: "It was a mistake with the ball [for the opening goal]. "After that we had good moments with the ball. We tried to create chances. We didn't have the chance and they scored a third to finish the game.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola : "The last two games have had a lot of goals and a lot of goals conceded. It was a good game. We have always struggled against them but we came back.

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe said: "We started poorly and we weren't quite playing how we wanted to. Maybe the goal took the pressure off and then before half time we were excellent and we committed everything we had to the game and it's a valuable point for us.

“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.