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.”
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