Gakpo and Salah make The Citizens suffer their 4th consecutive defeat in the Premier League

Jakarta, Beritasatu.com – Liverpool managed to beat Manchester City (Man City) 2-0 in the match in Week 13 of the Premier League at Anfiled Stadium, Sunday (1/12/2024).

The goal that gave the hosts the win in this match was scored by Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah scored a penalty. These goals occurred in the first and second half.

This result brings Liverpool even stronger at the top of the standings with 34 points. They are nine points ahead of second-placed Arsenal.

This defeat extends Man City’s bad record, which has never won seven consecutive matches in various championships.

This is also Man City’s fourth consecutive defeat in the Premier League. Pep Guardiola’s troops are now scattered in fifth position with 23 points. Previously, Man City lost when they met Bournemouth, Brighton and Hove Albion and Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.

In the last match in the Champions League mid-week, Man City also failed to maintain a 3-0 lead and only achieved a 3-3 draw when they met visiting team Feyenoord.

Liverpool relies on striker Cody Gakpo for its front line in this Week 13 Premier League match.

In a 4-2-3-1 formation, the Dutch striker was supported by the trio of Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szobozslai and Luis Diaz. Meanwhile, two midfielders Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister will work together in midfield.

The defense line was entrusted to Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joe Gomez, Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson. They will guard goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher.

Meanwhile, in the visiting team’s camp in the Liverpool vs Man City match, coach Pep Guardiola installed Erling Haaland as the sole striker on the front line.

This Norwegian striker is supported by the trio of Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden and Matheus Nunez. Rico Lewis and Ilkay Gundogan are trusted to partner in midfield.

The back line will be guarded by Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, Manuel Akanji and Nathan Ake. Meanwhile, the goalkeeper position was entrusted to goalkeeper Stefan Ortega.

Liverpool have high morale ahead of this match after beating European giants Real Madrid 2-0 in the Champions League match. Meanwhile, Man City is trying to achieve victory after never winning in six consecutive matches.

Both teams started the match by attacking each other. Liverpool managed to score a goal against Man City in the 12th minute.

Cody Gakpo scored a goal. The goal came from a pass from the back line which Mohamed Salah immediately chased. The player from Egypt then sent a pass to the far post which was met by Cody Gakpo’s right footed kick.

In the 38th minute, Man City had a chance. After getting a chance from the left side, midfielder Rico Lewis tried to enter the penalty box then fired a right-footed shot. However, his shot failed to produce a goal because it deviated from the goal.

In the 45+2 minute, Liverpool had another chance. Salah managed to enter the penalty box again. However, his shot was blocked by defender Nathan Ake and only resulted in a corner kick. The first half of the Liverpool vs Man City match ended with a score of 1-0 in favor of the hosts.

Entering the second half of the Liverpool vs Man City match, both teams had not yet made any substitutions. In the 55th minute Liverpool almost increased their lead when Salah managed to receive a pass and pushed into the Man City penalty box.

He then came face to face with goalkeeper Ortega. However, his left footed shot failed to produce a goal because it crossed over the Man City goal.

In the 57th minute, Man City made a substitution. Jeremy Doku comes on to replace Matheus Nunes. One minute later, they also withdrew Ilkay Gundogan and brought on Savinho as a substitute.

Salah had another chance in the 62nd minute. He managed to take advantage of Rico Lewis’ mistake and grab the ball from the middle of the field. He then took the ball into the penalty box and kicked. However, his shot failed to produce a goal because it shot far from the target.

In the 66th minute, Liverpool created another opportunity. This time, Luis Diaz managed to shoot towards goal from the penalty box, but his shot was blocked by a Man City player.

In the 72nd minute, Liverpool pulled out Cody Gakpo and replaced him with Darwin Nunez. The hosts also withdrew Trent Alexander-Arnold and replaced Jarell Quansah.

In the 75th minute, the referee awarded Liverpool a penalty after goalkeeper Stefan Ortega brought down Luis Diaz in the penalty box. Mohamed Salah then appeared as the executioner. Ortega could actually predict the direction of the former Chelsea and AS Roma player’s shot. However, the shot was too strong so the German goalkeeper failed to block it. The score changed to 2-0.

In the 82nd minute, Man City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne almost scored a goal. This Belgian midfielder managed to snatch the ball from defender Virgil van Dijk and fired a shot straight into the goal. However, his attempt was blocked by goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher. The score of 2-0 for the hosts lasted until the Liverpool vs Man City match was over.