Liverpool v Manchester Metropolis LIVE: Outcome and response as leaders pile extra distress on Pep Guardiola’s aspect

Liverpool followers sang, ‘You’re getting sacked within the morning’ at Metropolis boss Pep Guardiola, who responded by holding up six fingers in reference to the variety of titles he has received with the membership, however Carragher stated there can be no seventh this time period.

Liverpool’s subsequent recreation is one other doubtlessly tough one, as they journey north to face Newcastle on Wednesday, 4 December (with kick-off at 7.30pm).

Metropolis will kick-off towards Nottingham Forest on the similar time that day.

An early purpose from Cody Gakpo was backed up by a second-half penalty from Mohamed Salah with the guests unable to frequently take a look at Caoimhin Kelleher within the Liverpool purpose.

There was a lull within the noise, a break within the Anfield environment, when a defiant chant emerged from a nook close to Stefan Ortega’s purpose. “Metropolis, Metropolis, one of the best staff within the land,” got here a refrain first aired within the years when the notion was fanciful. For a lot of the previous few years, they’ve usually been branded, generally by opponents, as one of the best staff on the earth.

Now that description is outdated, inaccurate, virtually mocking. Now they’re behind Brighton within the desk, 11 factors adrift of Liverpool, their title race run weeks earlier than Christmas. They’ve misplaced six of their final seven video games in all competitions, not received towards anybody since Erik ten Hag was nonetheless Manchester United supervisor.

Their Carabao Cup exit at Tottenham apart, there’s a case for calling a 2-0 defeat at Anfield their most respectable end result within the worst run of Pep Guardiola’s managerial profession. They aren’t accustomed to shedding to Bournemouth or Brighton, to conceding 4 at house to anybody or away to Sporting CP. A defeat at Anfield, Guardiola’s private home of horrors, is nothing new.

“We didn’t have a pre-season after which accidents, however we all know that and now we have to outlive with that. We competed however didn’t create many possibilities.

“I’m right here sitting as a supervisor and defending what now we have carried out up to now due to them and greater than ever I need to be with them and hug them. We have now to vary outcomes and in the proper time we are going to take the choice.

“All of the stadiums need to sack me, it began at Brighton! Perhaps they’re proper with the outcomes we’ve been having. I didn’t count on that at Anfield.

“They didn’t do it at 1-0, however at 2-0. Perhaps they need to have sung it up to now. I didn’t count on it from the individuals from Liverpool nevertheless it’s tremendous, it’s a part of the sport, and I perceive fully.

“We’ve had unbelievable battles collectively. I’ve a respect for them.

“I stated earlier than this recreation that we weren’t ready to consider targets however the season is lengthy. We have now to consider making outcomes after which some gamers will come again after which we’ll be higher and we’ll consider perhaps.

“There are lots of issues to struggle for and we’re going to strive.”

Pep Guardiola says that Liverpool “have been unstoppable” within the first 15 to twenty minutes.

“They began so robust, we tried to play with plenty of management and passes, nevertheless it was tough to take it.

“They deserved the primary purpose, however we began the primary half so properly and performed properly within the second half with out an excessive amount of menace. I understand how robust Liverpool are in each bins.

“I congratulate them and we’ll reset and begin from zero and it’s tough to consider it. I rely rather a lot on these gamers, I do know they’re doing on this place. We’ll see what occurs by the top of the season.

“We will at all times do the brief passes, and we will do it, however we don’t have many options. All I can say is thanks to them as a result of I do know the dedication that they confirmed with and with out the ball. Perhaps I had a sense inside me that we’ll construct from them. We are going to restart and attempt to make a very good run.

“There’s a second the place perhaps it’ll click on. In the present day Kevin [De Bruyne] performed good minutes and Jack [Grealish] performed properly in that place and Jeremy [Doku] performed good minutes after a month out. Bernardo and Rico [Lewis] have plenty of minutes of their legs.

“Nathan [Ake] was distinctive towards perhaps one of many nice wingers. I congratulate Liverpool, they deserve the victory and we settle for the scenario proper now and we’ll construct from that.”

Arne Slot some to Sky and stated that particularly, “work-rate I feel it was good”.

“The quantity of possibilities we miss made it tight on the finish. However perhaps that’s good for matches like this. It needs to be like this. However it might have been nicer to attain the second purpose earlier.

“We at all times press excessive however they’re so good at build-up. So you need to work very laborious. Our gamers had power. Other than our gamers, the group was improbable at this time as properly.

“They at all times make it tough for you in the way in which they place. It’s not solely formation. 9 out of 10 occasions it’s the standard of the gamers. We have now some high quality gamers on the pitch too.

“We’re a suitable staff and it’s tough to beat us. But in addition now we have to place the trouble in. However now we have accidents. We needed to take Trent off. It will have been a danger. These are the challenges we face for the time being however each staff has to face these challenges over a season.

“Subsequent week is one other huge week towards Newcastle and Everton.

“I don’t suppose anybody, together with me, would have predicted this [start]. I knew Jurgen [Klopp] left the staff in an excellent place. However nonetheless, to win a lot with all of the tough groups now we have performed already just isn’t one thing you could possibly predict initially of the season.

“However, like I say, I noticed Arsenal yesterday and Chelsea at this time and I noticed Metropolis, they are going to come again as a result of these groups have a lot high quality. They may go on the identical run as us. So now we have to remain sharp and centered.”

Liverpool moved 9 factors clear on the high of the Premier League after a doubtlessly season-defining 2-0 victory over a Manchester Metropolis aspect in disarray.

That Pep Guardiola’s staff are actually 11 factors adrift in fifth after a seventh match with out victory says all the pieces concerning the membership’s present disaster which confirmed no indicators of ending at Anfield, the place they’ve received on solely one of many final 22 league visits.

Metropolis have now misplaced 4 league video games in a row in the identical marketing campaign for the primary time since 2007.

Arsenal are the closest challengers however even they’ve work to do after Arne Slot’s aspect received an 18th match out of 20 this time period with a level of consolation.

Virgil van Dijk tells Sky that there’s “no level getting forward of ourselves” after one other win.

“I feel Metropolis is a improbable staff. 4-time champions in a row. They’ve the standard to punish any staff. However I feel we have been strong defensively and had nice possibilities. We might have scored extra.

“Good recreation. We received. And we transfer on.

“We give attention to the subsequent recreation. That’s the one factor we will do. There’s no level at this stage of the season to get forward of ourselves.

“After all everyone needs to be ready the place they’re 11 factors forward of their opponents. However there’s so many twists and turns. We have now accidents to our staff sadly and now we have to cope with that.”

Salah and van Dijk are the primary to react to the end result, and so they’re chatting with Sky, with the Egyptian saying that “the followers have been behind us from the primary minute”.

“I’m glad we managed to win the sport, we all know that Metropolis are going to come back [at us].”

On his purpose, he provides: “We practice properly that if I’ve the ball on one aspect he’s there on the different publish. Each time I’ve the ball, if there’s a likelihood and I may give it to you, I’ll.”

“It’s very particular. I don’t take it as a right. I’m having fun with each minute right here. It appears like house. It’s at all times particular feeling at all times scoring at Anfield and successful video games.”

“Actually it’s in my head. Till now that is the final Metropolis recreation I’ll play for Liverpool so I used to be simply going to take pleasure in it. The environment was unbelievable so I’ll take pleasure in each second right here.

“Hopefully we simply win the league and can see what’s going to occur.”