Haaland set a great record in the Premier League. And the Liverpool forward ran into Guardiola after the game

Haaland set a great record in the Premier League. And the Liverpool forward ran into Guardiola after the game

Grigory Telingater November 25, 2023, 18:10 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.

Darwin Núñez wasted several opportunities in the game against City, but Klopp’s team still recovered.

The main match of the day, City – Liverpool, ended in a draw. The visitors had a weak first half, but were able to recover after the break. It turned out to be a draw, much to the delight of other top Premier League clubs (especially Arsenal).

City surprised to a certain extent with their request for the match. And the question is not who entered the field, but who stayed on the bench. Only eight players participated in it, two of whom were goalkeepers. The attack could not be strengthened at all during the match. In the end, the score after substitutions was 0:5.

The locals took the initiative and Liverpool had to press close to their goal at times. When Doku approached the penalty area with the ball, Trent not only played with him, but Salah also covered him next to him. The Egyptian striker had to return to his own area instead of receiving shots on the verge of offside and running towards the opposition goal.

Several players looked bad at Liverpool. First, Jones, who fumbled once out of two. Núñez missed a couple of good opportunities and was offside on several other occasions. Well, Alison seemed nervous: in the 11th minute she roughly cut the ball and in the 27th minute she cleared it unsuccessfully. In the first case City forgave, but not in the second. Ake immediately escalated the situation and Holland took advantage of his opportunity.

The Norwegian’s goal set a record. The forward scored goal number 50 in the Premier League. He took him 48 games. No one has ever managed to get to this point so quickly:

48 – Erling Haaland; 65 – Andy Cole; 66 – Alan Shearer; 68 – Ruud van Nistelrooy; 72 – Fernando Torres; 72 – Mohamed Salah.

The second part was much better for the guests. Probably even due to the replacements of Jota and Jones, who were out. In the 54th minute Luis Díaz and Gravenberch entered. It cannot be said that the match was completely even, but Liverpool as a whole seemed more confident and allowed fewer attacks on their own goal.

It is true that they managed to create another great opportunity for Haaland, but the Norwegian could not score from close range. And immediately, in the response of the attack, Liverpool tied the score. An accurate shot from the area suddenly appeared in Trent’s account. Of course, this is the defender’s first goal this season. Celebrating, he stepped up to the podium and put his finger to his lips. He seemed quite bold.

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In the remaining time, City pressed as hard as they could, Bernardo Silva had chances in the 90+5 minute and Haaland in the 90+8 minute, but the home team failed to score the second goal. As a result, the top five teams were aligned within one point of each other in the standings. And the last thing that can be noticed is that at the end of the match, Darwin Núñez was quick to make complaints to the Manchester City coach. It is true that it is not entirely clear what Guardiola did wrong.