Striker Mohamed Salah became the hero of Liverpool’s victory after scoring the only goal in the 76th minute, thereby ending Manchester City’s unbeaten start to the season. This victory was also welcomed by Arsenal because they managed to keep the difference 4 points with a team nicknamed The Citizen who was in second place, which Arsenal also managed to tame Leeds United at the Elland Road stadium.
The match at Anfield was really interesting and also impressive, where the buying and selling of attacks was well presented. Even this match is more interesting than El Clasico. Salah had dimmed at Liverpool, then he came back and scored the fastest hat-trick in Champions League history against Rangers.
And in the big match against Manchester City, Salah’s game was very good and sharper, so that it often troubled the defense of Peo Guardiola’s team. The win helped Liverpool move up to 8th place, by collecting 13 points and narrowing the gap with second-placed Man.City to 10 points.
Unfortunately Liverpool are still 14 points behind Arsenal who are in first position. Salah also said: “Personally, I’ve always wanted to get a title. On my mind right now is fighting for the title. Despite the difficulties Liverpool have endured so far, the big showdown at Anfield looks like a meeting of the Premier League’s best teams. Both teams created a tough and tense match that even the coach’s temperament also rose.
Coach Pep Guardiola for the first time in his career could not win an opponent in 5 consecutive confrontations. Besides that, the Spaniard complained about being tossed with coins by Liverpool fans, and Pep Guardiola also admitted that he was not happy with the referee’s decision to deny Phil Foden’s goal in the 53rd minute.
Meanwhile, Klopp’s coach also had to apologize for the red card he received for his reaction at the end of the game. But in general, the German tactician was very successful in increasing the morale of his team, including the plan to suppress Haaland’s movement.
The Norwegian star player actually had many opportunities, but unfortunately Haaland did not have an advantageous position. Klopp received a red card in the 86th minute by the referee, the reason being Klopp reacted strongly to the referee for seeing Salah was brought down on purpose but the referee did not consider it a foul.
As a coach, Klopp certainly doesn’t want to concede at the last minute, so he tries to reprimand the referee so that the game doesn’t get hotter. However, the reaction of the English referee Anthony Taylor who was in charge of this match was then angry at Jurgen Klopp’s unprofessional attitude and seemed to trigger a commotion so the referee immediately gave him a red card.
During the press conference, Klopp finally apologized to the referee and all football fans. Klopp admits he made a mistake because of the hot game at Anfield. Despite getting a red card, Liverpool also managed to pick three points at Anfield and spoil Manchester City’s unbeaten record in the Premier League.
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