Liverpool were defeated by Manchester City with a score of 1-4 in the Premier League continued at Anfield Stadium, Sunday (7/2).
Although they pressed each other from the start of the match, the position ended in a draw in the first half. The penalty execution deviated from Ilkay Gundogan was one of the interesting moments in this match.
The referee pointed to the spot after Raheem Sterling was violated by Fabinho in the box. However, Gundogan who was appointed as the executor even wasted this golden opportunity in the 36th minute.
The German midfielder’s kick still floated over the Liverpool crossbar which was guarded by Alisson Becker.
However, Gundogan managed to pay for a fatal mistake in the first half with a goal scored early in the second half. Gundogan succeeded in continuing the rebound from Phil Foden’s kick which Alisson pushed over.
The excitement of Man City did not last long. Mohamed Salah was able to complete a penalty kick perfectly in the 63rd minute. Penalty was awarded after Salah was violated by Ruben Dias.
The match heats up after a 1-1 draw. Disaster for Liverpool occurred in the 74th minute. Alisson’s bait error opened the opportunity for Man City to score a second goal.
Gundogan, who failed to score through the white point, became the hero of this match with a pair of goals. The German player easily continued Phil Foden’s mature bait in front of goal.
Three minutes later, Alisson made another blunder. Instead, he gave Bernardo Silva a short pass in the penalty box. The Spanish midfielder cleverly unleashed the bait to pass Alisson and Sterling greeted.
In the 83rd minute, it was Phil Foden’s turn to break into Alisson’s goal. His individual action from the right ended with a powerful shot to beat Alisson.
The defeat at home is clearly a big loss for Liverpool. They have to settle for being in fourth position with 40 points from 23 matches.
Meanwhile, Man City packed 50 points and are increasingly comfortable sitting at the top of the standings. Not to mention that Pep Guardiola’s squad has one game savings more than the Reds.
After the match, Klopp immediately mentioned two errors in Alisson’s bait which resulted in a goal for the visitors.
“We made two big mistakes, everyone saw them. Going 3-1 in a game put you really down and then they created a very good situation to score the fourth goal,” said Klopp.
“The performance is quite good and with a performance like this we will not be 13 points behind City. About the goal we made a big mistake. It was a problem against City, it was killing. That’s why we lost,” continued the German coach.
Klopp also tried to analyze Alisson’s poor performance, who previously often appeared as Liverpool’s savior.
“We can’t hide it [Alisson’s mistake], there’s no need to talk about it. It happened. We didn’t have many options, especially in the first goal. On the second goal he kicked the wrong one. There is no definite reason, maybe he was nervous. Sounds funny. “
“But there is still a chance to stand in goal. Ali often saved us, today he made two mistakes. That’s what happened,” said Klopp.
Apart from Alisson’s blunder, Klopp thinks Liverpool’s game is not bad. Entering the second half, the former Borussia Dortmund coach assessed that the change in Man City’s formation made Liverpool a little difficult and did not have many options to play which were used by the opponent.
