Liverpool and Man City are no longer quite on the same level. Klopp has presided over the decaying of this squad; Grealish is part of Guardiola's evolution.
4) Manchester City responded well, with Ilkay Gundogan and Riyad Mahrez missing chances. But Liverpool were a constant menace on the counter. One corner from the home side turned into an attacking burst from the Reds as Harvey Elliott played Salah in for a two-versus-one against, of all players, Grealish. The England international had noticed the situation unfold, held his position after a poor Stones header and intercepted the pass.
Even during a rare period of pressure after Manchester City equalised, the visitors allowed themselves to be pulled into Grealish’s game as he bought a cheap free-kick off Alexander-Arnold in the corner to activate a sort of relief valve. A minute later, Manchester City evidently lose something when Erling Haaland is unavailable, but the dynamism and energy of their other forwards makes for just as effective an attack – and defence.7) If Ake’s mistake in stepping up out of left-back was a contributing factor to Liverpool’s goal, Andy Robertson must bear even greater responsibility for Manchester City’s equaliser.
It was equally funny to see Liverpool players immediately surround the referee when Rodri committed the exact same foul a minute later. Henderson has not moved that quickly for about a decade. The indignation was palpable. Not sure what is going on with that rule about the third man to crowd the official being booked, mind.9) It was around this time that Hooper and his team did start to lose control of the game somewhat.
Within 52 seconds of the restart, the hosts were ahead. A stunning switch from Alvarez, a great delivery from Mahrez and a simple finish for De Bruyne gave Manchester City a lead they were never going to relinquish. Liverpool at their Klopp peak would have taken it on the chin and dusted themselves off – if indeed they would have ever found themselves in such a position of bafflingly self-inflicted vulnerability in the first place. This version is trying to apportion guilt even before goals are actually conceded. Their mental fortitude is shot.12) But that defence is being so thoroughly undressed with alarming frequency because of failures in midfield.
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