Liverpool confirmed that Anfield remains a haunted place for Manchester City. Sunday (14/1) night, Liverpool successfully smothering Man City with a score of 4-3. This is at once the premiere defeat of Man City in the Premier League this season.
The last time Man City won at Anfield occurred in 2003 ago. And, by 2018, goals from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah extended the record.
Play aggressively, Liverpool's direct pressure swelled sweet fruit in the 20th minute. Received sodoran from Firmino, Chamberlain off kick hard from outside the penalty box. Out of Ederson's reach, the ball slid into goal and opened Liverpool's lead to 1-0.
Take this goal, Man City try to equalize the score. Sergio Aguero get a chance in the 20th minute. However, he was not able to accept Kevin de Bruyne's sodoran well. Meanwhile, De Bruyne's kick in the 35th minute is still too easy for Loris Karius.
Goal for troops Pep Guardiola occurred in the 40th minute. Receiving a feed away from Kyle Waker, Sane perfectly passes Joe Gomez and Joel Matip. Hard kick then can not be driven Karius. The first half ended with the score 1-1.
The beginning of the second half, the game so belong to Liverpool who look so slick. Three beautiful goals capable by Jurgen Klopp fleet.
Chamberlain gave the successful bait converted into a goal by Firmino in the 59th minute. Before deceiving Ederson, Firmino first won a duel against John Stones.
Only three minutes later, turn Sadio Mane who scored. This Senegalese player off a hard kick into the corner of the net after receiving feedback from Mohamed Salah. The Reds are 3-1 ahead and everything is so much easier for them.
Not enough with three goals, Salah signed his name on the scoreboard. One scored a pretty goal through a measured kick from the middle of the field. The Egyptian used a wild ball from Ederson's imperfect sweep to bring Liverpool 4-1 up.
Man City is apparently not broken direction with the pressure given Liverpool. The 84th minute, Pep Guardiola's squad earned an entertainment goal from substitute Bernardo Silva. After that, turn Ilkay Gundogan who scored in minute 90 + 2.
Final score 4-3 for Liverpool victory.
Thanks to this Liverpool victory, then Man City failed to equal Arsenal's record as an unbeaten team in one season. Even so, The Citizen is still firmly at the top of the Premier League standings.