“Congratulations to City”: Liverpool move away from the championship

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By the time they managed to recover from the bad series of games, Liverpool had once again put a stick in the wheels of the championship race: the Mighty Reds suffered a second straight home loss, this time 1-0 less than Brighton, and were seven points behind and less than Manchester City at the top. Moments later, here are the best voices and numbers from the surprise at Anfield.

First, the numbers: Jürgen Klopp and his trainees may have recovered from a series of bad games with a pair of wins against Tottenham and West Ham, but one moment of crisis brought it back to Sora and proved that this season, its breaking point is much faster. Liverpool, who conceded the first goal in just three games last season, conceded the first goal for the fifth time in 11 home games this season – but found no solutions on offense.

In fact, Klopp’s men, who have only kicked once per frame in a loss to Brighton, have already recorded 270 minutes without a home goal. The result: a second straight home loss after three years of home wins. Moreover, the last time Liverpool lost twice in a row at home was somewhere in 2012, and the last time it did so against Brighton was in 1984.

“Liverpool were terrible tonight, it was such a frustrating game,” tweeted one of the Mighty Reds fans towards the end of the game, adding: “Congratulations to Manchester City, Liverpool need to start preparing for next season.” Journalist James Pierce added: “It’s a huge blow. Liverpool’s performance was so dismal. Oxlade and Origi did not do enough when they came in, but much more than that was wrong. The standards went down.”

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