It was a tough Premier League outing for Arne Slot’s side, who suffered a 3-0 loss to Pep Guardiola in his milestone 1000th game as a coach. ..Continue Reading
Erling Haaland broke the deadlock in the 29th minute, having earlier missed a penalty against backup goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili.
Liverpool believed they had drawn level through Virgil Van Dijk, but Andy Robertson was ruled offside in the lead-up.
A Premier League statement read: “The referee’s call of offside and no goal to Liverpool was checked and confirmed by VAR – with Robertson in an offside position and deemed to be making an obvious action directly in front of the goalkeeper.”
Manchester City extended their advantage before halftime with a goal from Nico Gonzalez, and Jeremy Doku sealed the win with a brilliant strike in the second half.
Despite another disappointing team display, online reaction focused heavily on Ibrahim Konate’s role in the defeat.
Konate has faced growing scrutiny amid speculation about a potential free move at the end of the campaign.
One fan wrote: “Replace Konate in January, he seems disinterested and his head is in Madrid.”
Another posted: “Konate needs to go in January. He can’t pass the ball his decision making is atrocious and he is about as strong as a bag of haribo.”
“Can we raise transport for Konate to Madrid in January, Gomez can handle the rest of the season,” a third fan added.
A fourth fan commented: “When Konate makes one mistake, you know another ten are coming. His head just completely goes. He’s a fucking liability.”
Another joked: “If Madrid take Konate for free we’ve robbed them.”
It remains to be seen how the situation with Konate plays out over the coming weeks, but it appears increasingly likely that he will leave Liverpool.
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