Overview
- Manchester City beat Liverpool 3-0 at the Etihad through goals from Erling Haaland, Nico Gonzalez and Jeremy Doku.
- The defeat was Liverpool’s fifth in 11 league matches, leaving the champions eighth, eight points off leaders Arsenal and four behind City.
- A Virgil van Dijk header was disallowed for offside interference by Andy Robertson, a call Slot described as “obvious and clear” wrong after referencing VAR inconsistency.
- Slot conceded City were superior in the first half, accepted tactical responsibility for the game plan, and urged his squad to focus on “getting results” rather than the title race.
- Pundits and reports condemned Liverpool’s defensive frailties and stuttering integration of expensive summer signings, with Roy Keane calling the situation a “crisis.”