Overview
- Erling Haaland, Niko González and Jérémy Doku scored in the 29th, 48th and 63rd minutes at the Etihad in Premier League matchweek 11.
- Liverpool’s points total remains 18, placing them eighth in the table and eight behind leaders Arsenal after the heavy loss.
- Manager Arne Slot said City were clearly superior in the first half and argued the offside call that canceled Virgil van Dijk’s goal was a wrong decision from his view.
- Slot noted the assistant’s flag took several seconds to go up and said the decision could have changed the game, while urging his team to improve quickly.
- Mohamed Salah drew fierce criticism on X after missing two clear chances and declining a pass to Florian Wirtz, with some fans calling for him to be benched or replaced, as reports list his season at 5 goals and 3 assists in 13 matches.