Manchester City suffered another defeat under Pep Guardiola, their sixth in seven matches across all competitions, in a highly charged atmosphere at Anfield. The match highlighted Liverpool's dominance on the day, showcasing superior defensive solidity, physicality, and offensive threat compared to City's struggles.
under Pep Guardiola , there has always been the sense they will pull through; it will be OK. Almost to the extent there has been little dramatic tension around them, only inevitability. Not now., the certainties that have driven them for so long absent, the control gone.
Guardiola had admitted that his players were suffering, as is he, and there is no doubt that this is the biggest crisis of his City tenure. At least there is some jeopardy now. Mohamed Salah made the points safe for Liverpool from the penalty spot, having supplied the assist for Gakpo, and there is surely no way the club can allow him to leave on a free transfer next summer.
City were at odds beforehand of 2-1 or longer to win with every bookmaker, the first time since Guardiola’s first season at the club in 2016-17 they had not been the favourites for a league game. City as the plucky underdogs? It went into the surreal mix, as did Guardiola’s record at Anfield. Only once in nine previous visits had his City team enjoyed victory – and that was when the ground was empty for the league fixture in the pandemic season of 2020-21.
Liverpool could have been further ahead by then because Van Dijk was guilty of heading off target from an Alexis Mac Allister corner. The captain was free; he seemed certain to score. The excellent Dominik Szoboszlai had worked Ortega with a stinging drive in the early going and there was the moment when Liverpool won the ball high up and Gakpo ended up lifting high.
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