‘Decisions did not cost Liverpool the game’published at 11:26 GMT
11:26 GMT
Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool
Danny Murphy
BBC Match of the Day pundit
That failure to try to fix things during the game was another disappointing part of Liverpool’s display, but there were plenty of other things that must have concerned Arne Slot too.
Especially in the first half, they did not press particularly well. They lacked tenacity without the ball and seemed slow when they were in possession. In both areas, they were well below the level we saw in their previous two games against Aston Villa and Real Madrid.
Now, of course they played a huge game on Tuesday against Real, one of the best teams in Europe, and put every bit of effort in to get a positive result.
I get that, but City also played in the Champions League, a day later, so I don’t believe Liverpool can use the Real game as an excuse.
If Virgil van Dijk’s equaliser against City had been allowed to stand then I suppose things might have been different – Liverpool had started really poorly but moments like that can change momentum in games.
I still think it was a poor decision, even when you break down the laws behind it, because Andy Robertson did not affect Gianluigi Donnarumma, but I would emphasise that decision did not cost Liverpool the game – City dominated them in all departments.