Kevin De Bruyne feels no sympathy for Liverpool after Manchester City narrowly pipped them to the Premier League title.
City won their last 14 games to beat the Reds by a single point in a compelling and high-quality title race.
Liverpool's 97-point tally was the third-highest ever achieved in the competition but, while City's Belgian playmaker acknowledges their effort, he cannot feel sorry for them.
De Bruyne said: "It's a remarkable effort, but it means that we were just better than them in the end.
"I don't feel sorry for them because I don't think they'd feel sorry for us. I don't think anybody felt sorry about the way we went out of the Champions League. You take it.
"I know how they feel because you're going to feel disappointed. We'd feel the same if it happened to us.
"But we're still competitors. It's been a great battle. I can understand the feelings they have but to feel sorry for them is maybe going a little too far."
For all City's success this season, it has been a frustrating campaign for De Bruyne – their player of the season last year – due to a succession of injuries.
The 27-year-old featured just 18 times in the Premier League largely due to two separate knee injuries and a number of other problems.
He returned from his latest setback to feature off the bench as City won the title at Brighton last weekend. He now wants to end on a glorious high by helping them complete the treble in the FA Cup final against Watford on Saturday.
De Bruyne said: "It makes up for it in a way but obviously it's not been the most fun season.
