On the night of December 1, Liverpool hosted Man City at home. Near the end of the match, "Red Brigade" fans sang the line "you will be fired tomorrow morning" to mock Pep Guardiola.
The Man City coach just laughed and raised 6 fingers, referring to the number of Premier League titles. However, the team's journey to the 7th championship is extremely difficult.
At Anfield, Man City faced many difficulties in the face of the home team's tight play. During the first half, The Citizens only had 1 shot off target, while Liverpool took the lead thanks to Cody Gakpo's goal.
In the second half, Liverpool continued to maintain the initiative but missed many good opportunities. The Kop fans had to wait until Mohamed Salah's successful penalty kick to breathe a sigh of relief.
According to the Telegraph, Liverpool had a light victory over the defending champions. Since September 2021, Man City have only finished one round outside the Top 4. Pep Guardiola's army has yet to escape the crisis with 6 losses in all competitions.
Despite maintaining a ball possession rate of up to 57%, Man City could not penetrate Liverpool's solid defense. Striker Erling Haaland only had 7 passes throughout the 90 minutes. Even when captain Van Dijk directly made a mistake, conductor Kevin De Bruyne could not beat goalkeeper Kelleher in a one-on-one situation.
The 2-0 victory helped Liverpool widen the gap with their opponents to 11 points. But coach Arne Slot denied the title race had fallen, mentioning Pep Guardiola's side filling Arsenal's 8-point gap to win the 2022-23 championship.
That is the reason why the Premier League was not decided in November. No one can feel sorry for Guardiola. Maybe with another coach, but not with Guardiola. He has won many titles and will bring Man City back, Arne Slot expressed after the match.
Coach Pep Guardiola is also impressed with Liverpool's current way of playing.
Liverpool are too strong, he said. The first 15 minutes were a nightmare for Man City. We tried to control and pass the ball, but it was really difficult. After the defeat, some fans wanted to fire me, which is not surprising given my recent poor results. Man City need to improve, some key players will return and we will play better".
In the 2019-2020 season, Liverpool created an 18-point gap with Man City to win the championship. Pep Guardiola and his students need to quickly overcome their weaknesses, if they do not want to be eliminated from the championship race this year.
