Liverpool vs Man City

2022 - 10 - 17

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Mike Dean to text referee Anthony Taylor as Liverpool vs Man City ... (Mirror.co.uk)

The Manchester-born referee disallowed a goal for Phil Foden at Anfield, and also sent off Reds manager Jurgen Klopp after he complained that Mo Salah had ...

This is Anfield." “I lost it in that moment, it’s not okay. "The referee came to the coaches and said play on, play on," Guardiola told Sky Sports "There were a million fouls. It was the same for both His approach to refereeing this high-pressure [Liverpool](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc) and [Manchester City](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/manchester-city-fc) and it made for the physical battle we like to see in the Premier League.

Sadio Mane reacts to Liverpool vs Man City, sends message to ... (SPORTbible)

Jurgen Klopp's side produced a superb performance to edge out the Citizens at Anfield, with Mohamed Salah scoring the only goal of the game in the second half.

They go from 10th to eighth in the I couldn't watch because we were on the bus. [Phil Foden](www.sportbible.com/phil-foden) gave them what he thought was the lead. But the story of the 90 minutes was far greater than just the one goal, with both sides playing at a high intensity throughout. [Sadio Mane](www.sportbible.com/sadio-mane), with the Senegal winger having left [Klopp](www.sportbible.com/jurgen-klopp)'s side to sign for [Bayern Munich](www.sportbible.com/bayern-munich) in the summer. But the goal was ruled out by VAR due to a foul from [Erling Haaland](www.sportbible.com/erling-haaland) on [Fabinho](www.sportbible.com/fabinho).

Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan pinpoint the moment Man City ... (Manchester Evening News)

Manchester City were beaten 1-0 by Liverpool FC in Sunday's fiery-tempered Premier League fixture at Anfield.

"So, it's been a great show for the fans and I hope they enjoyed it because they are both great teams.” [Gundogan](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/ilkay-gundogan) agreed, saying: "In the second half, a lot of stuff happened, we scored which got disallowed, we conceded a goal which we should not have conceded. I think we played the way you have to play at Anfield apart from the situations which I mentioned before but unfortunately, we didn’t get the result we wanted." I think we played quite well in the second half but unfortunately, we gave them easy opportunities, a couple of easy opportunities, especially Mo Salah, running behind, so we got punished. So, the feeling is frustration because we wanted to win the three points here at Anfield.” Both teams had chances to score, so the result could have gone to either of the sides.

Alan Shearer sends message to Anthony Taylor after Liverpool FC ... (Manchester Evening News)

Manchester City lost 1-0 to Liverpool on Sunday as Anthony Taylor's decisions dominated the headlines with Phil Foden having a goal chalked off by VAR after ...

However, a VAR intervention saw Taylor overturn his decision to initially allow the goal to stand, after [Erling Haaland](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/erling-haaland) was deemed to have fouled Fabinho in the build-up. I thought there were so many other fouls that he could have given, but he didn’t during the game as well.” “The referee let so much go, which I thought was a good thing. [Phil Foden](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/phil-foden) thought he had scored his seventh league goal of the season to give the Blues the lead earlier in the match. The former Newcastle man told Premier League Productions: “It was a cracking game: two teams going toe-to-toe, two really exceptional managers and then the crowd at Anfield, who made it even more special. [Pep Guardiola's](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/pep-guardiola) side lost their first game of the Premier League season after a second-half Mohamed Salah goal saw Liverpool claim all three points.

Klopp's tactical brilliance ignites Reds' season; Arsenal cracks begin ... (Fox Sports)

One of the biggest match-ups in the Premier League delivered on the hype, as Liverpool bested Manchester City – and handed Arsenal a four-point lead in the ...

By that stage, they could be well and truly on the road to relegation. And yes, Liverpool played with blazing intensity to match their manager’s fire – racking up 118.59km as a team, their second-highest total in the last three seasons. Arsenal may have opened up a gap at the top of the ladder. This time the script was flipped: they played horribly in the second half but still scraped a win. But the formation was nullified through the middle by Klopp’s disciplined and deeper defensive set-up (one of their deepest in three years), forcing City to slow down in possession – and crucially, limiting the spaces both on the flanks and behind the Liverpool defence that have been their greatest weakness this year. It opened up the game and ramped up the pressure on Liverpool’s right flank – their weak link this season. Leeds star Rogrigo’s horrible brain fade gifted the Gunners the opener, before Patrick Bamford missed a penalty, and VAR and a healthy dose of Aaron Ramsdale brilliance spared the league-leaders. De Bruyne was isolated on the right flank by the formation and Liverpool’s defence. But Klopp’s set-up was poised to benefit from that change, too. For so long, Roberto Firmino has played and redefined the false 9 role for Liverpool. Klopp’s Liverpool has so often reflected the frenzied antics of its German coach. This was a manic, red-hot battle between two juggernauts, fraught with tension and drama.

Liverpool have the one thing Man City can't buy with all their billions (Liverpool Echo)

John Aldridge discusses Liverpool's win over Manchester City and the unsavoury chants at Anfield in part one of his weekly column.

[Manchester City supporters soured the occasion once again with their disgusting chants in relation to Hillsborough and Heysel](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-awaiting-further-information-25283383). Would those City fans do the same with Liverpool fans around? I feel for the families of those connected to Hillsborough, who have to listen to those horrendous chants. I will be sharing any videos I see because there is no place for these people in football and they need to be banned. We have a lot of fans who sit by the away end and when this sort of thing happens in future, because it no doubt will, people should get their phone out and film the fans singing it, put it on the internet and shame them. I actually thought the referee did some really good things in the game by trying to let it flow, but it wasn't all perfect. Images have also emerged of graffiti inside the concourse area with references to Heysel and Hillsborough. If you are to beat Man City, you all have to got be at least an eight out of ten and that’s what we were. You go back to European games like Barcelona, Club Brugge, Dortmund and St-Etienne - it's the best 12th man in football by a mile. One of the decisions that was missed was Bernardo Silva's foul on Mohamed Salah; I was in the gantry 200 yards away and even I saw it. Other teams can look at us with envy, and I think Man City are one of those. With the team City have got, they don’t even need an atmosphere at times because they are a great side.