Author: Soccerhuz
“I’ve been critical of him at times. This is a sensational football player, and a striker of a ball you just don’t see. “Man City have De Bruyne injured, who is world class in terms of delivery, striking of the ball and passing. Trent is the equal of him – and he’s a right-back! Not a traditional right back, but that’s where he plays. “Just get that little bit more serious about your defending – but I thought his attitude towards his defending was very good today. “All he has to be as a defender is sort of semi-competent, not…
Alexander-Arnold cancelled out Erling Haaland’s opener late in the game to earn Liverpool a 1-1 draw with Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. It was Alexander-Arnold’s first goal of the season but his attacking output has spiked playing in a more flexible role where he is given licence to move into a central area. Carragher wants to see the England man get into more goalscoring positions so he can utilise his ability at scoring from range, a la his former team-mate Gerrard. He suggests buying a new right-back could be the way to allow Alexander-Arnold to play in a more traditional midfield…
In the 68th minute of the match, the Reds goalkeeper fumbled the ball under pressure from Manuel Akanji, who made contact with the stopper. Ruben Dias was on hand to tap the ball in at the back post, but the referee was quick to rule the goal out, with VAR subsequently confirming it. The decision to rule the City goal out split opinion among fans. Some felt it was indeed a foul, while others felt Alisson had made the mistake. Neville, speaking on Sky Sports, hinted that he felt it was the right decision, saying he thought the £67million man had “made a mess of it”…
Here are five key points from the manager’s post-match press conference… “I’m not silly” Liverpool could have won the game on another day. Klopp explained: “We had a chance. I’m not silly, I see the game. “If you ask who would have won the game more likely, it was City obviously. But we had our moments and we’ve won games with lesser chances agains City to be honest from counter-attacking. “We don’t check if we are as good as City, so we want to be ready in these games to give them a proper game, and that’s what we did.”…
MAN CITY Ederson – 7 Made a fine save from Darwin Nunez early on and produced a first-half masterclass in distribution, carving Liverpool open with one outrageous pass for Bernardo Silva which almost resulted in a goal, but could not quite get across to Alexander-Arnold’s leveller. Kyle Walker – 6 Had few problems up against Diogo Jota but allowed his replacement, Luis Diaz, to play a key role in the build-up to Liverpool’s goal. Dropped into the back three when Manuel Akanji moved into midfield. Ruben Dias – 7 Thought he had scored a second for City but his close-range…
The former Sheffield United midfielder was not impressed at all by the way Alexander-Arnold defended in the Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium. So, what is being said about Liverpool and England international defender Trent Alexander-Arnold? Let’s take a look. What’s the story? Well, former Premier League midfielder Curtis Woodhouse has absolutely ripped into Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold. The former Sheffield United and Birmingham City player was not impressed with Alexander-Arnold’s defending against Manchester City, as you can see below. It was not the most entertaining of matches, and I believe that a draw was the fair outcome between two of the…
After an unusually flimsy performance against Chelsea that saw Manchester City concede the most goals in a single match since he arrived at the club, Ruben Dias was back to his chest-beating, world-beating best against Liverpool. The Portuguese centre-back has been a revelation since joining in 2020, belatedly filling the shoes of Vincent Kompany when none thought it were possible. But for all their reputations as no-nonsense defenders, there is an immaculate footballing brain that makes them perfect for a footballing brain. Against Liverpool, there was of course everything you could want to see from Dias from a defensive point of view. There were…
Manchester City returned to Premier League action this lunchtime and were held second-placed Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium. Pep Guardiola’s side kicked off what will be a hectic winter schedule with their biggest game of the campaign so far, a clash between the league’s current top two and likely title challengers. Liverpool have returned to their best form this season and have lost just once. City had Erling Haaland fit and firing for the clash after he trained with the group earlier this week. The 23-year-old missed Norway’s trip to Scotland due to an ankle injury. And he made an…
Trent Alexander-Arnold’s low finish ten minutes from time earned Liverpool a point against Manchester City as the Premier League‘s top two played out a 1-1 draw. A relatively even contest never quite burst into life at the Etihad Stadium as two familiar foes kept each other largey in check. Erling Haaland had put Manchester City into a first half lead, latching on to a through ball from Nathan Ake after an errant clearance from Alisson before firing into the bottom corner past the Brazilian goalkeeper. It was the Norwegian’s 50th Premier League goal, the striker achieving the mark in his 48th game to…
Erling Haaland has suggested he will be fit for Manchester City to face Liverpool today. The striker, who has plundered 17 goals this season, suffered an ankle injury during the international break and was forced to pull out of the Norway squad. Pep Guardiola did cast doubt over Haaland’s availability for the Premier League top-of-the-table showdown at the Etihad Stadium. However, the former Borussia Dortmund marksman has trained over the past two days. And posting on Instagram last night, Haaland has all but declared that he’ll be featuring for City against Liverpool. He posted a photo of himself in training…