Thiago outwits Rodri & De Bruyne with sublime footwork in Liverpool vs Man City

Thiago produced some brilliant footwork to mug off Kevin De Bruyne and Rodri in the Community Shield on Saturday afternoon.

Liverpool and Manchester City met for the first time in the 2022/23 season at the King Power Stadium.

It was the Reds who broke the deadlock through Trent Alexander-Arnold.

The 23-year-old was teed up on the edge of the box and his effort took a slight deflection off Nathan Ake and found the back of the net.

Shortly before half-time, Thiago had Liverpool fans on their feet with some brilliant footwork to evade pressure from Rodri and De Bruyne.

Rodri thought he had the better of Thiago when he forced him towards the touchline.

But the former Bayern Munich midfielder showed some impressive control and strength to shrug off his international teammate.

De Bruyne then attempted to take the ball from Thiago but was turned away from with ease.

Rodri then had another go at dispossessing Thiago but the Liverpool man was too quick and skilfull again as he clipped the ball past him.

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Liverpool fans enjoyed the moment and you can view some reaction below…

What a majestic footballer Thiago is.

There were no further goals as Liverpool held a one-goal lead at the half-time interval.

More to follow…