I am not surprised at all by Manchester City's performance. I had bet on Liverpool to win. I think I am going to win the bet. At the end of the first half, Liverpool team managed to take a 2-0 lead. The first goal was scored by Salah and the second goal was scored by Dominik Szoboszlai.
We saw Manchester City's dominance. 69%. In addition to ball possession, Manchester City players also attacked a lot. Manchester City had 8 shots but could not score a single goal. On the other hand, Liverpool players scored two goals with only 3 shots. Liverpool kept their defense strong and still tried to score goals.
We saw Manchester City's dominance. 69%. In addition to ball possession, Manchester City players also attacked a lot. Manchester City had 8 shots but could not score a single goal. On the other hand, Liverpool players scored two goals with only 3 shots. Liverpool kept their defense strong and still tried to score goals.
I don't think City are even close to dominating here, these stats don't reflect what's happening on the pitch, I think expected goals would be more accurate but really it's enough to just look at the score.
Guardiola will probably suffer another defeat today, I saw his last interview, he is finished as a coach, he lives in the past, boasts of past achievements.
Playing as the host, I initially thought Manchester City would be one of the teams that could stop Liverpool from getting points in this match. But in reality after the match took place, even though Pep Guardiola's team dominated the match, and they tried a lot of shots, they still couldn't stop Liverpool from strengthening their position at the top of the standings. Even in this match, Man City was unable to score a single goal against Liverpool.
And with this defeat, Man City's position in 4th place in the standings is really threatened, because in another match Newcastle had just beaten Nottingham Forest with a score of 4-3, so now Newcastle's points are the same as Man City's, which is 44 points. And if Man City doesn't get back on the winning track soon, then there is a possibility that their position will be shifted by Newcastle.