The team led by Arne Slot won solidly, 2-0, and increased its lead at the top of the English competition. The Citizens, for their part, have gone seven games in a row without winning and are worsening their crisis.
The modern classic of the Premier League was a reflection of the two different realities experienced by the two most important teams of the recent period of English football. Liverpool, leaders of the competition, beat Manchester City by the minimum score and went further the crisis of the team led by Pep Guardiola .
The Mancunian team lives in a context unsuitable for its recent history. He arrived at the match after six consecutive matches without winning . In fact, the last match was an unusual draw at home against Feyenoord, when they won 3-0. This was preceded by five consecutive defeats.
For Liverpool, everything is different. Arne Slot’s pupils arrived as favorites leading both the Premier League and the Champions League, where They beat Real Madrid comfortably . They are probably the best team today and they showed it from the start.
The Reds imposed their conditions at Anfield and defeated City with a high tempo. They were clearly dominators. They played what they wanted. The pressure imposed by the locals was overwhelming, making it impossible to maneuver the Citizen midfielder, who was quickly losing the ball. They were not on the pitch, much to Guardiola’s despair.
Citizen disaster
Stefan Ortega Moreno was called upon from the first minutes and began to show off his figure. The amount also avoided a delivery from Van Dijk from a corner, but a minute later came the opening of the account. In the 12th minute, Mohamed Salah overflows and makes a precise pass so that Cody Gakpo only has to push the ball. Deserved, despite the few minutes that the duel lasted . The difference could have even been greater. It was a bombardment on the German ark.
The superiority was perceptible and was reflected in the impatience of the visitors. When they had the opportunity to progress offensively, City were erratic, with little clarity. They also didn’t have depth or the ability to generate danger. They were close in the result, but very far in the match.
The Citizens came out with a different attitude in the squad. It was a chip change. With the width of the wings they started to do damage, but they also left gaps in the background. Salah missed a great option after a Bernardo Silva error, but sent the ball over the crossbar. It became a back and forth match. The throw could fall either way, but neither team was good in front of goal.
It was only in the 75th minute, thanks to a penalty, that the Reds increased their advantage. They recovered high and Luis Díaz escaped Moreno, who crushed him. Salah converted it for a goal with a powerful cross shot.
With this victory, Liverpool remain firmly at the top of the Premier League and have a significant gap. With 34 points, he is nine points behind Arsenal, his second team . Manchester City, meanwhile, remains with 23 points, in fifth position in the competition. Thus, a new defeat is added which aggravates Guardiola’s crisis. It has now been seven games in a row without a victory.
Source: Latercera
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