Leroy Sane claimed Manchester City were given a wake-up call by Pep Guardiola at half-time during their 3-0 Premier League win over Huddersfield Town.
Danilo's deflected drive gave City an 18th-minute lead at the John Smith's Stadium but the reigning champions were far from their fluent best as they sought to rein in Liverpool's seven-point advantage at the summit.
Sane was key to their improvement during the early stages of the second period – crossing for Raheem Sterling to head home before completing the scoring on the end on Sergio Aguero's knockdown.
"In the second half we played quicker and controlled it really good," the Germany winger told Sky Sports.