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Editor | International soccer
He Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City He arrived at Anfield this Sunday immersed in his deepest crisis since the Catalan coach and the Liverpool They aggravated their bad moment by sinking them even further by beating them 2-0, putting the English champion in fifth place in the Premier table, outside the Champions zone. 11 points behind the Anfield team, the leader. Among olés of the fans Liverpool the meeting ended.
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It began by overwhelming the City he Liverpoolthat Liverpool first in the English championship and in the Champions League. It was a bath of football, with a dizzying pace, with very high pressure, but at the same time with that characteristic that differentiates the ‘red’ team from Arne Slot of the one who directed Jurgen Klopp: knowing how to find the pause when the encounter requires it.
Virgil van Dijkprotagonist of a huge match, had the first clearest chance for the ‘reds’ when he headed the ball into the post. But who scored was Cody Gakpoin the 12th minute and after a great ball from Trent Alexander-Arnold and great assistance from a Mohamed Salah stellar once again. Under sticks in the City was Stephen Ortegagiven that Guardiola left on the bench Ederson. The coach indicated that it was a technical decision. TO Erling Haaland he was barely seen.
Because of the football he played, especially in an overwhelming first half hour, the Liverpool deserved a larger advantage in said against a Manchester City that he repeated the mistakes of recent weeks and that in that period he only shot on goal once, Rico Lewis in the 39′.
In any case, City improved somewhat and after the break they started with more impetus. It was another City, with more arrivals in front of Kelleher’s goal, but the best chances continued to be for Liverpool: from Van Dijk or several from Salah. The poetry belonged to the English champion, but they did not finish on goal and Liverpool spread panic in their exits.
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And peace of mind for Liverpool came in the form of a penalty, committed by Stefan Ortega on Luis Díaz. Salah, who missed a maximum penalty against Real Madrid on Wednesday, transformed it this time. He has 11 goals, compared to 12 for Haaland who was not even seen. Shortly after, the Egyptian star became outraged by a harsh tackle by Bernardo Silva. City has not won in seven games. Six defeats and one draw.
