The great match between Manchester City and Liverpool finished with a 4-1 win for the home club. The three brightest lights at the Etihad goal party are Julian Alvarez, Jack Grealish, and Kevin de Bruyne.
ALISSON-5
Although he had to go into the net to pick up the ball four times, Alisson generally did not make a mistake in conceding any goals. The Brazilian goalkeeper also had a few saves after shots from the home team’s attack.
ALEXANDER-ARNOLD-4
Once again Alexander-Arnold’s defensive ability showed weakness when 3 of the 4 goals that Man City scored came from their crushing Liverpool’s right wing.
IBRAHIMA KONATE-5
Not a good cover for Alexander-Arnold’s right-wing, several times overtaken by Grealish in duels.
VIRGIL VAN DIJK-6
Van Dijk only really played well in about half of the first half, when the leader of the home team’s defense was locked to d/e/t/o/n/a/t/e Alvarez. However, when the whole Liverpool system collapsed, the Dutch captain was unable to help him up.
ANDREW ROBERTSON-4
Like Alexander-Arnold, Robertson on the left did not support his teammates in attack and also frequently failed in duels with Mahrez.
FABINHO-5
Age has made Fabinho too slow to master the home team’s midfield and often loses in disputed situations.
JORDAN HENDERSON-5
Henderson did not show the leadership role, lost in front of Man City’s very mobile midfield.
HARVEY ELLIOTT-5
Only on the field for 70 minutes, Elliott did not show much and did not provide defensive support for Alexander-Arnold.
DIOGO JOTA-6
Jota was the standout player in the first half, as he made a few passes that put Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo in a position to score. However, in the second half, the Portuguese star could not show anything before being withdrawn in the 70th minute.
MOHAMED SALAH-6
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In addition to the opening goal, Salah also missed a few very delicious opportunities. The f/a/c/t that the Egyptian star was withdrawn from the field in the second half showed that this was not his impressive match.
CODY GAKPO-5
Don’t leave too many marks in more than an hour on the field.
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James Milner, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Roberto Firmino, and Darwin Nunez entered the field but could not make a difference when the host Man City took full control of the game.
Klopp does not believe Liverpool can ƅеат 10 Man City players
Man City was lucky when Rodri escaped a second yellow card in the first half, after a rough foul on Cody Gakpo, before Pep Guardiola’s ме𝚗 ƅеат the visitors 4-1 to win their fourth straight.
Mohamed Salah soon put Liverpool ahead, but goals from Julian Alvarez, Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan, and Jack Grealish helped turn the game around.
However, Klopp did not feel that Rodri’s red card escape had too much influence on the outcome of the match. He said: “Can Rodri get a second yellow card? Yes, maybe, but he didn’t get it. Honestly, I’m not sure we’ll win even though they have 10 ме𝚗 left.”
“I think having four players is fine,” comме𝚗ted Klopp. “Midfielders Jordan Henderson and Fabinho worked a lot, trying to close the gap, especially Cody on possession, and Alisson, of course, it’s very difficult if you want to get it. something from here you have to have 11… no, 14-15 players in high form.”
“After being 3-1 down, it was hard to come back… we had a chance to cut the score to 3-2 with Robbo (Andrew Robertson) on the left… but minus the situation. In that situation, City could have done what it wɑ𝚗теԀ because the space was so big. We were lucky that they only scored one more goal.”