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Five things to remember from Liverpool’s 2-0 victory over Man City: Salah is inevitable, and the atmosphere at An field is unmatched.

The inevitable Mohammad Salah always atones

When Johnny Heitinga visited this year, he said, “Oh, Mo, you’re not playing well today.” In a conversation this month, Salah recalled, “Yeah, but I always find the moment.”“I don’t always play the game well. We’re still human, therefore it’s normal. However, I’m constantly looking for methods to alter the rules.

After Stefan Ortega eliminated Luis Diaz in the middle of the game on Sunday, Salah made no mistakes from the penalty spot after missing a penalty against Real Madrid in midweek and then a spectacular one-on-one earlier in the match.

Naturally, he had already given Cody Gakpo the lead with a magnificent fading cross, but he made up for those earlier mistakes in front of goal by getting himself on the scoresheet.

The Egyptian provides Liverpool with an unrelenting degree of consistency, and this serves as yet another reminder of his unavoidable genius and the reasons he must stay at all costs.

Man City is in fifth place, while Liverpool leads by nine points.

It goes without saying that no one could honestly claim that Liverpool is in a crisis.

Following their victory on Sunday, they now lead the Premier League by nine points and are eleven points ahead of the champions, who have fallen to fifth place.

Even though the Dutchman will still regret the defeat to Nottingham Forest, Slot’s Reds have barely had a better start to the season and are only becoming stronger.

Next up is a Merseyside derby against Everton, who were thrashed 4-0 by Manchester United earlier on Sunday, and a Newcastle team that appears to be without any danger up front following Alexander Isak’s injury.

Mohamed Salah gives Liverpool a decisive victory over Manchester City, dealing a serious blow to the title battle.

Under Pep Guardiola, Manchester City has always had the attitude that they will overcome difficult situations and everything will work out. There hasn’t been any dramatic tension surrounding them, almost to the point of inevitable. Not right now.

The City machine appears to be broken, with the control gone and the certainty that has propelled them for so long missing. On a highly charged Anfield occasion, they received precisely what they deserved: another loss, a sixth straight in all competitions, a fourth straight in the Premier League, and it is improbable that they will defend their title from here.

The delirious Liverpool crowd informed Guardiola that he would be sacked in the morning, which prompted him to raise six digits in their direction, one for each of his championships in England. It was an isolated act of defiance from someone with the club’s crest on his chest.

Liverpool were virtually perfect. They were everything City were not; suffocating at the back, energetic and physical, slick on the ball, ­menacing in front of goal. Cody Gakpo’s opener was scant reward for their initial domi­nance but it was never going to be an afternoon when Arne Slot’s team did anything other than extend their lead over second-placed ­Arsenal to nine points. And put 11 points between themselves and City, who lag in fifth.

This is without a doubt the worst crisis of Guardiola’s time at City, and he has acknowledged that both himself and his players were suffering. Now at least there’s some danger. After assisting Gakpo, Mohamed Salah scored from the penalty spot to secure the points for Liverpool, and the team cannot possibly let him go on a free transfer the next summer.

Salah’s campaign stats include 13 goals and 11 assists from 20 games, and Slot’s Liverpool record is equally impressive at W18 D1 L1. He stands to lose the crown.

For the first time since Guardiola’s debut season at the club in 2016–17, City was not the favorites for a league fixture, with odds of 2-1 or more to win with every bookmaker. As the brave underdogs, City? Guardiola’s record at Anfield was included in the strange mix. His City squad had only won once in nine prior visits, and it was during the 2020–21 pandemic season when the stadium was deserted for the league game.

After twelve minutes, the home audience could taste and sense the blood, and it was rocking here. Virgil van Dijk had hit the far post with a thundering header only moments before, so no one could claim the breakthrough was not publicized.

The goal was designed by Trent Alexander-Arnold, who gave Salah acres of space to run into after pinging a diagonal up the inside right. This was not the last time he would do so. Salah cut inside to curve over a lovely low cross as Manuel Akanji attempted to cover. The way Kyle Walker paused to watch Gakpo assault the far post and tap home was less attractive from a city perspective.

Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to nine points and heaped more misery on fading champions Manchester City with a fully deserved victory at An field.

After defeating Champions League winners Real Madrid, Arne Slot’s pacesetters were in a frenzied mood and barraged City from the first kickoff.

The victory margin, which puts Liverpool 11 points ahead of City, who have lost their last four league games and haven’t won in seven games, did not sit well with Liverpool.

After 12 minutes, Liverpool took the lead after Virgil van Dijk had headed against the post and Stefan Ortega, the City goalie who replaced the injured Ederson, had already been playing nonstop.

Liverpool‘s constant attacking intensity was too much for City to handle, and Mohamed Salah had the brilliant vision to set up Cody Gakpo for a straightforward finish in front of the Kop.

When it appeared simpler to score, Van Dijk missed the mark, and Liverpool produced more chances when the league leaders rightfully extended their lead with 12 minutes remaining, while City gave the impression that they were making a late comeback.

Darwin Nunez, a substitute for Liverpool, forced Ruben Dias into a mistake. After missing against Real Madrid in the middle of the week, Salah made no mistakes from the penalty spot as Ortega pulled down Luis Diaz.