Pep Guardiola described the 'anxious' moment when the plane carrying Man City had to be diverted to Liverpool's John Lennon Airport.
Guardiola and his City team were initially due to arrive at Manchester Airport on Wednesday afternoon, but high winds caused a diversion to Liverpool.
A Titan Airways flight carrying the squad took off from Lisbon at around 2.12pm on Wednesday, February 16 after their 5-0 win against Sporting in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.
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Guardiola was asked about the situation in his pre-match press conference on Friday afternoon and he praised the efforts of the pilot for keeping everyone calm and informed.
City and Liverpool have built up a rivalry in recent years with both sides going head-to-head for the Premier League title and the Reds knocking them out of the Champions League in 2018.
A video was circulating on social media of the plane carrying the City team moving around in the high winds in Manchester - a video Guardiola has now seen.
"When I saw the video it was more scary than we felt. It was bumpy, it was a moment we were going down and the engine started to roll on and we go up.
"Oh something happened. We had a pilot who did incredibly well to talk to us, was so calm, we tried again and then landed in Liverpool.
"The pilot was magnificent because we felt anxious but thanks to the way he talk to us, everyone was calm.
"Always in Liverpool they are so kind to us. They have a better airport than us!"
