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When Erling Haaland was ruled out of Manchester City's Premier League clash with Liverpool, it came as a blow. The striker has registered 42 goals in 37 matches this season, so his absence was always going to be felt. Yet, Pep Guardiola's side showed that they are still capable of thriving without the frontman.
Without Erling Haaland, Manchester City could have faced an identity crisis against Liverpool.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admitted a Rodri red card would not have made much difference in their 4-1 defeat to Manchester City on Saturday.
Jurgen Klopp blasted his Liverpool players for an ‘unacceptable’ performance and said only four of them put in a passable display as they were thrashed 4-1 by Manchester City. Mohamed Salah fired The Reds into an early lead at the Etihad, but Julian Alvarez equalised before half-time and strikes from Kevin de Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan and Jack Grealish completed the turnaround after the break. Ad Klopp, whose side have dropped to eighth in the Premier League standings, was particularly unhappy with the manner in which De Bruyne and Gundogan struck in the space of seven minutes at the start of the second half.
MANCHESTER, England — Jurgen Klopp threw down a challenge to his Liverpool players 24 hours before their Premier League clash with Manchester City, but after a 4-1 defeat at the Etihad on Saturday, it was clear that some of them didn't even notice. Others might have done, but their bodies were incapable of accepting it.
Manchester City did not let the absence of star striker Erling Haaland affect them as they kept the Premier League title race alive by coming from behind to thrash Liverpool 4-1 on Saturday.
Just under a year ago Manchester City and Liverpool played out a Premier League classic at the Etihad. The two great teams of the era went toe-to-toe in another pulsating title race that would again end with the title in Pep Guardiola's hands.
Manchester City came from behind to beat Liverpool 4-1 at home in a pulsating affair after second-half goals from Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan and Jack Grealish. City were without the injured Erling Haaland while Darwin Nunez started on the bench for the visitors but it did not impact the quality of the game. Ad Pep Guardiola's side started brightly with Riyad Mahrez's free-kick curling inches wide and Rodri's effort saved by Alisson.