Man City follows up with a win
This article first appeared on October 22 at 3:49 p.m. and was subsequently updated.
Coach Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool FC have suffered another setback in the Premier League. The Reds surprisingly and unhappily lost 0-1 (0-0) on Saturday at Nottingham Forest, who were bottom of the table. Liverpool were the dominant team in the City Ground stadium for long stretches and got more out of the game. However, the Klopp team rarely had dangerous chances.
Nottingham gave little defensively and finally took the lead in the 55th minute through ex-Unioner Taiwo Awoniyi. The visitors had chances to equalize in the final stages, but went wide of the goal several times or were denied by the strong Nottingham keeper Dean Henderson, who is loaned to Forest from Manchester United.
Liverpool missed the chance to move up to fifth place and after a good week with the respectable win against Manchester City (1-0) and the narrow home win against West Ham United (1-0) they are already in the crisis again. The Reds initially remain in seventh place in the table.
Update 8:11 p.m.: Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp was disappointed after his team’s defeat. “It’s a heavy blow for us,” he said after the unfortunate 0-1 draw. “We came here and wanted to get the three points. You look at the game and think, ‘How did this happen?’ But it happened and that was it.” The coach continues: “Why we can’t even score a goal in standard situations is a mystery to me. I can explain the performance, but not the result, to be honest.” The 55-year-old explicitly didn’t blame his players. “They really wanted it. I really felt like we put up a real fight. And that was necessary today. We can’t come here expecting to have 20 chances. The way they defended it, I don’t think that’s possible.”
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Manchester City solves task against Brighton & Hove Albion
Update 6:13 p.m.: Manchester City then won 3-1 (2-0) against Brighton & Hove Albion thanks to two goals from ex-Dortmunder Erling Haaland. The defending champion took the lead with a brace from the star striker (22’/43′ with a penalty). The Norwegian has now scored 17 goals in 11 Premier League games. After Leandro Trossard (53′) scored for the guests, Kevin De Bruyne (75′) made everything clear for Man City, which remains in second place in the table.
How we’re all feeling after that!
3-1 #ManCity pic.twitter.com/G9n4OcEMt1
— Manchester City (@ManCity) October 22, 2022
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