Manchester Town inflicted extra distress on Liverpool on Sunday as Pep Guardiola’s aspect beat Arne Slot’s workforce 3-0 on the Etihad Stadium.
The win takes Guy Town again to 2d place, 4 issues in the back of Arsenal.
Alternatively, Liverpool are actually eighth within the league, suffering to accomplish and get the most productive out in their new signings, having misplaced 5 Premier League video games this season.
The protecting champions have struggled to accomplish and is it transparent to look that. Slot has didn’t combine the brand new signings in his workforce.
Whether or not it’s the health problems with Alexander Isak or the inexperience of Milos Kerkez, the unfamiliarity of Florian Wirtz with Premier League soccer or the inconsistency of Hugo Ekitike, not anything goes proper for the Reds at the present time.
Mohamed Salah has struggled to accomplish this season
Even the shape of a few in their dependable gamers have come below scrutiny.
Virgil Van Dijk has no longer been his standard self. Mohamed Salah has best scored 4 Premier League objectives.
After the win on the Etihad, Guardiola printed how his workforce nullified the specter of Salah within the win towards Liverpool.
Guardiola stated, as reported by means of Liverpool Echo:
“We press high to regain the ball quick and I like to see my team do short passes and have the ability to run. The first half was really, really good offensively and defensively.
“Second half we talk about the duels and everybody in our mindset is we have to win the duels. We spoke a lot about the duels in the last few days.
“In the start of the second half we lost some duels and the game became more difficult for the players in the middle. But the back four and Nico (Gonzalez) were outstanding.
“It had the feeling we were back in many ways. I didn’t like the second half, really not like in the first half. But we have to grow as a team. It was important win, we are second in the table.”
“Salah has been a nightmare for many years and Nico said he had to be aggressive with him,” stated the Town boss.
“It helped that whenever Mo had the ball we had three or four players around him.
“You will never have a better test as a full-back than to face Salah. Defensively we were really good, especially in the first half.”
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Pep Guardiola had the very best plan to forestall SalahMohamed Salah of Liverpool is challenged by means of Nico O’Reilly of Guy Town (Photograph by means of Carl Recine/Getty Pictures)
Salah is typically Liverpool’s greatest danger after they arise towards Guy Town.
The Egyptian winger has scored 13 objectives and supplied 8 assists for the Reds towards Guardiola’s workforce in 24 appearances. He typically likes enjoying towards Town.
Alternatively, Guardiola had a plan to forestall him on Sunday and his gamers adopted the plan with nice professionalism.
20-year-old left-back Nico O’Reilly in particular merits reward for a way he handled Salah.
‘One of the best’ – Pep Guardiola praises Liverpool celebrity regardless of his deficient efficiency towards Guy Town
