Introduction: The Premier League in the 2022-2023 season has ushered in a lot of changes, the former 13-crown champion Manchester United, even the Champions League area can not set foot, Arsenal, known as the "four crazy demons", but sat at the top of the table, let Manchester City, the most powerful offensive end, act as a foil, and Liverpool, who was still competing for the title on both lines last season, seems to have fallen to the altar and fell to the 8th position. Interestingly, even if Liverpool are languishing, against Manchester City, Klopp can still use tactics to win.
In the 11th round of the Premier League, Anfield welcomed Manchester City, they are the most expensive existence in the whole of the Premier League and even the entire European football, more than 1 billion euros, while Liverpool is worth 880 million euros, the second highest existence in the Premier League, obviously it is not an exaggeration to call this battle the pinnacle. Before the game, Liverpool were around 10th in the standings, far from Manchester City, and the "Blue Moon" was invincible in the ninth round of matches and ranked second in the table.
At the same time, this is also the first time the two teams have played each other since the Community Shield, remembering that when Liverpool won 3-1, Haaland did not give any help, but Nunez played remarkably. However, considering the strength of Manchester City in the new season and the sluggishness of the "Reds", there are few fans who are optimistic that Klopp can win before the game. At the beginning of the game, Manchester City showed a strong desire to attack, and in the 14th minute, Gundogan received a return pass from a teammate at the top of the arc to complete the volley, and the ball bounced off the ground, and the attack trajectory became erratic.
But Alisson was clearly skilled at making a save and safely pocketing the ball. From the 32nd to the 35th minute, Haaland hit twice and Alisson blocked twice, leaving the €150 million supernova without success. In the 52nd minute, De Bruyne sent a direct plug from the right rib, Haaland had not yet fired in the box, Alisson pounced on the ball to intercept the attack, Foden took the opportunity to follow up the shot, but unfortunately after VAR judgment, Manchester City's all-round attack, there was a foul, the goal was invalid.
In the 63rd minute, Haaland had another chance from the edge of the box, but Alisson still made a precise save. Until the 75th minute. The situation on the field changed, only to see Alisson find Salah with a long ball, "Egyptian Messi" in the penalty area to face the attacking goalkeeper, push and shoot, the ball went straight into the net, Liverpool sealed the victory, 1-0. The stats show that Liverpool only had 37% possession of the game, three fewer shots than Manchester City, reaching 13, and four fewer shots on target than Manchester City, for two, but even in this case, they still won.
Obviously, Klopp understands Guardiola's tactics very well and knows how to effectively combat weaknesses. The matchup in this match has to be reminiscent of the showdown between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur in August 2021, when the North London powerhouse also beat Manchester City 1-0, and it was Son Heung-min who scored the must-kill goal, and the Korean superstar also scored in the second half at that time. Today's Salah basically replicates Son Heung-min's feat.