Have we seen the game that marked the transfer of the crown in England? Manchester City tonight (Sunday) defeated Liverpool 1: 4 at Anfield, opened a gap of 10 points from the reigning champions, and the manager Pep Guardiola He said at the end: “We played here in a way that should be tolerated, in the hope that next time it will be with an audience. Anfield is always impressive, but with a lot more fans.”
“It’s a huge victory for us,” the Spaniard concluded. “Three points we scored after missing a penalty in the opening and conceding a goal, but the way we backed up made the difference. We started really well, we can’t play like them and need a lower pace. In the second half we made adjustments and the rest the quality of the players did.”
Guardiola complimented young Phil Foden, who put up a great game with goal and cooking: “He holds a great ball, he is very aggressive but also very young. When he plays laterally it is easier for him, he will still learn. His actions in the second and fourth goal were amazing, we know what talent He is huge, but he is still young and we hope he understands that he can still improve. “
Finally, the manager commented on the great fitness of his team: “It’s an important win, but it’s February. Clearly the gap from fifth place is big and it’s important for the Champions League next season, but 10 consecutive wins this season is an extraordinary thing. You can talk about it now, but Tomorrow we will already look at the next game. “
On the other hand, despite the painful loss, Jürgen Klopp Look at the half full glass: “In much of the game my players played brilliant. I can see you see it differently, but I liked it. In the first half we played really good football, but City changed method. With a little adjustment we could be in the game again, But at the beginning of the second half we did not have enough opportunities to play and score. “
“We gave them too many chances. They scored another goal and equalized, but we made two huge mistakes and that’s clear. Retarding 3: 1 is a situation, then Foden came and in a brilliant situation scored the fourth. If we had played like that in most games, we would not have been so big behind City. “Obviously now our goal is to finish in one of the places that will lead to the Champions League. There are many more games to end the season, but for that we have to start winning.”
