Michael Owen speaking to BT Sport: "At the start of this season, Liverpool wanted the Premier League trophy.
"Manchester City are an astonishing team and Liverpool lost nothing in defeat.
"They're a great knockout team, they have the tools to go far in every competition. They're a top, top team now and they're here to stay."
Former England defender Rio Ferdinand on BT Sport: "This team is going to be a feared team in Europe. Nobody wants to pull this team out the hat or play at Anfield.
"Now there's a fear, they've produced big results.This performance won't be talked about for years to come - we didn't play well against Chelsea in 2008 but I couldn't care less.
"These boys deserve it."