Overview
- Manchester City beat Liverpool 3-0 at the Etihad with goals from Erling Haaland, Nico Gonzalez and Jeremy Doku.
- The defeat is Liverpool’s fifth in 11 league games, leaving them eighth, while City move second to sit four points behind Arsenal.
- Virgil van Dijk’s first-half header was disallowed after a VAR check for offside interference by Andy Robertson, a call Arne Slot labelled “obvious and clear” wrong though he said it was not why Liverpool lost.
- Slot admitted his tactics “didn’t work” and that City were “so much better,” adding Liverpool must focus on collecting results before discussing the title race.
- Roy Keane called Liverpool “really weak” and in “crisis,” with Gary Neville questioning their physical level as defensive frailties and senior players’ form drew heavy scrutiny.