An undeniable 2-0 victory, with 18 shots against 8 and even 3.35 expected goals against 0.82! The clash of the 13th day of the Premier League between Liverpool and Manchester City, Sunday afternoon at Anfield, turned in favor of Arne Slot’s team. Leaders of the English championship, the Reds maintain their lead of nine points over Arsenal and Chelsea and even dismiss the Cityzens by eleven lengths! A terrible affront for the reigning English champion led by Pep Guardiola…
After the quick opening score signed by Cody Gakpo on a well-felt cross from Mohamed Salah (12th), the Liverpuldiens continued to be dangerous against the Mancuniens who were uninspired in the game. Guardiola absolutely cannot find the solution without his two playing masters Rodri and Kevin De Bruyne (entered only in the 80th) and Bernardo Silva or Matheus Nunes are incapable of putting Erling Haaland and Phil Foden in a position to score (the reigning PL MVP did not shoot in 79 minutes).
Liverpool kills the suspense
Entering the last quarter of an hour, Liverpool finally doubled the lead with a penalty converted by Mo Salah (78th), for the Egyptian idol’s 11th PL goal. Luis Diaz was mowed down by Stefan Ortega, started at the expense of Ederson for this shock. De Bruyne stole the ball from Virgil van Dijk’s feet but came up against Caoimhin Kelleher (83rd) and Man City never reignited the suspense on the Anfield pitch.
After their fourth defeat in a row in the PL, the Cityzens will finally have to get back on track against Nottingham next Wednesday. The Reds, for their part, will try to continue their solo lead at the top of the standings by bringing back a 12th victory for Newcastle.
