{"id":880740,"date":"2026-10-13T11:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T11:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/880740\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T11:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T11:00:09","slug":"gerrard-insists-liverpool-were-fantastic-vs-man-city-as-he-puts-money-on-new-title-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/880740\/","title":{"rendered":"Gerrard insists Liverpool were ‘fantastic’ vs Man City as he ‘puts money’ on new title winners"},"content":{"rendered":"

Steven Gerrard\u2019s Liverpool<\/a> expectations have clearly plummeted as the Reds icon insisted his former side were \u201cfantastic\u201d in defeat to Manchester City on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Andoni Iraola\u2019s side were dismantled by City in the second half at on Sunday as Ryan Gravenberch\u2019s second yellow card was followed quickly by goals from Erling Haaland, Jeremy Doku and Rayan Cherki as the Reds dropped to ninth in the Premier League table.<\/p>\n

Liverpool arguably had the better of a relatively even (and dull) game before Gravenberch was sent off, as Gravenberch himself and Victor Munoz excelled, but they were generally reduced to shots from distance.<\/p>\n

READ: Premier League winners and losers: Man City, Wirtz, Benitez, Glasner, Brighton, Aaronson, O\u2019Neil<\/a><\/p>\n

Gerrard<\/a> \u2013 not unreasonably \u2013 claims the lack of chances for the Reds was largely down to the excellence of Manchester City, but he might be alone in thinking Liverpool were \u201coutstanding for an hour\u201d before they were reduced to ten men.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn terms of the Man City performance under Enzo Maresca yesterday, they were outstanding,\u201d Gerrard said on The Overlap<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are talking about how it took the red card for them to go and blow Liverpool away. And they did blow Liverpool away from that moment. But they were outstanding from the first kick of the ball.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe game plan, tactically, how they were set up, the distances, they soaked everything up that Liverpool threw at them. And Liverpool were outstanding for an hour, they were fantastic.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut Manchester City never really looked ruffled or flustered. They played with maturity and experience. And this Manchester City team, in my opinion, they\u2019re ready. They\u2019re ready.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ve already come to terms with Pep Guardiola moving on. The Maresca team, you can see it clearly. And they\u2019ve got players in every position that are ready to win now, in my opinion. Fantastic team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arsenal were strong favourites to retain their Premier League title, largely because of Guardiola\u2019s exit from Manchester City and uncertainty over Maresca hitting the ground running.<\/p>\n

But Gerrard has seen enough to change his mind from Arsenal to Man City as his title winners this season.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cBefore a ball was kicked, I fancied Arsenal to just carry on, but now, what are we, six, seven games in\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d put my money on Manchester City, having seen what I\u2019ve seen yesterday. I\u2019d put my money on City. They\u2019re just so strong, and then you see the bench.\u201d<\/p>\n

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