Liverpool (England): Liverpool cruised ahead in the title race of the English Premier League 2024-25 as they beat Manchester City by 2-0 on Sunday. With the victory, Liverpool moved nine points clear at the top of the points table and 11 points ahead of Manchester City. Goals from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah helped the Reds win the match and extend the gap between them and City.
City has now went winless in last seven games which includes six losses. The defeat would have been more embarrassing for City but Virgil van Dijk hit the post once while Salah missed the target to miss out on a goal opportunity.
🔴🎶 “You’re getting sacked in the morning”, Liverpool fans are chanting…
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) December 1, 2024
…and Pep Guardiola replies by showing them number 6, his Premier League titles as Manchester City coach 🔵6️⃣ pic.twitter.com/OcKgbuIvtl
Under the manager Arne Slot, Liverpool has 11 wins from 13 fixtures in the league. They recently beat European Champions Real Madrid after thrashing German champion Bayer Leverkusen 4-0.
Pep Guardiola Mocked
The home crowd got on the nerves of City manager Pep Guardiola as they chanted that he would be fired in the morning. But the team manager showed six fingers in response to the crowd's mocking. His gesture signified the number of titles he has won since arriving at Etihad.
“Maybe they're right, that I must be sacked (fired) for the results we have, but I didn't expect (that) in Anfield. It’s fine. It’s part of the game. I understand completely and accept it. We had incredible, incredible battles together,” Guardiola said after the match as quoted by News Agency AP.
Guardiola now has lost four league games in a row for the first time as a manager. The last time City lost four in a row was in 2008 according to Opta.
