Haaland is not in the squad for the Liverpool game. De Bruyne is getting old and slow after coming back from injury but he starts. Liverpool are winning Mohamed Salah just scored!
Entering the time, so far, Moh Salah has managed to score 29 goals from a total of 37 matches, in all leagues, and has even contributed 20 assists. And he is the top scorer in the Premier League so far, leaving Haaland behind.
I'm still doubting City to play better even if they have Haaland in the squad. He has been decreasing so hard since middle of season. I don't even think having him makes squad better.
It's half-time, Liverpool take the lead with 2 goals from Salah and Szobo. I think they can add more on the second half because City's defense looks very shaky.
It feels like City is just taking very long just to transform from attack to the defense, and this gap always gives Liverpool big chances.
I think the presence of Haaland in the squad would have made better impact in the team and maybe made Manchester City to score at least one goal in the match. This is because there are some players whose influence in the game is so visible such that two players may be dedicated to mark such player thereby creating some loopholes that other players can exploit. Fortunately, Haaland belong to that category of players that their presence in the match changes everything,