Premier League winners and losers: Harry Kane sets more records
By Ty Finch
Winner: Liverpool
The Liverpool vs. Manchester City match on Sunday was the most anticipated contest of the weekend; maybe the season. Too often, these games are dull affairs, as managers tend to favor grabbing a result over getting three points. This match was anything but that.
Liverpool took the early lead through an Alex Oxlade-Chamberlin run and finish. The goal came a bit out of nowhere, but it left City in an unfamiliar position. The away side evened up the scoring after Leroy Sane fired home a laser to beat Loris Karius at his near post.
Liverpool came out attacking after the break, hellbent on giving City their first loss on the season, and did so with style. Roberto Firmino’s chip over Ederson gave the Reds the lead in the 59th minute, three minutes later Sadio Mane added a third and Mohamed Salah took advantage of a bad clearance from Ederson to seal the deal. Jurgen Klopp’s patented high press was the key to disrupting City’s defense. Guardiola’s style of playing out of the back came back to bite him for the first time this season.
City are still going to win the league. Even after this loss, they’re 15 points ahead of second place. The race for the top four is the only element keeping the top clubs interesting. However, for 90 minutes, Liverpool could feel superior, and every Arsenal fan in the world thanked Klopp for preserving the Invincible’s record. City are no longer impossible to beat. That means little for the rest of the Premier League, but the Champions League may be another story.