Liverpool supporters were rightly left frustrated as Jurgen Klopp‘s side fell to a miserable 5-0 defeat away to Man City on Saturday afternoon.
Man City 5-0 Liverpool
Premier League, Etihad Stadium
September 9, 2017
Goals: Aguero 24′, Jesus 45+6′, 53′, Sane 77′, 90+1′
After a bright start at the Etihad, a controversial red card for Sadio Mane saw the Reds succumb to a heavy defeat against their top-four rivals.
Sergio Aguero had opened the scoring before Mane was sent off, but braces from Gabriel Jesus and Leroy Sane piled on the misery for Klopp on the road.
Here’s how supporters saw Liverpool’s 5-0 loss on social media and our forums.
Klavan’s inclusion drew a mixed reaction…
https://twitter.com/4hundredblows/status/906466382979706881
“It’s these type of games that best suit Klavan. We’re gonna be pushed back on to the edge of our own box, hoping to get the ball and break, and that suits him.”
– Kallum Donnelly on Facebook.
https://twitter.com/timbolton1/status/906467826919198720
Aguero got City off to a positive start…
All it takes. Aguero barely touched the ball 1st half but he's world class & always alert. Our defence isn't.
— Red (@TaintlessRed) September 9, 2017
That is what they get for their stupid play. Aguero scores.
— Rick Olivares (@rickyolivares) September 9, 2017
Not great from Hendo or from Matip to be fair
— SimonBrundish (@SimonBrundish) September 9, 2017
Sergio Aguero has scored in all six of his Premier League games against #LFC at the Etihad.
1-0 #MCFC— Melissa Reddy (@MelissaReddy_) September 9, 2017
Salah’s poor finishing came under criticism…
Salahs finishing is abysmal at times. Gets in great positions.
— Floyd (@TheFNundy) September 9, 2017
“Mo has done that once too often this season…
– BostonMick on the forums.
Salah's finishing has been terrible since he joined.
— Sai (@TheEngancheRole) September 9, 2017
Salah gets so many chances & dangerous situations but he's too tentative in the final 3rd. Has bags of quality, needs more belief.
— Red (@TaintlessRed) September 9, 2017
“Salah really needs to be more clinical, seems like he wastes a fair few chances each game.
– shankly96 on the forums.
Salah misses an absurd amount of chances but he's still going to bag 20 this year. It's weird.
— Sam McGuire (@SamMcGuire90) September 9, 2017
Mane was controversially sent off before the break…
Jonathan Moss strikes again.
— Sachin Nakrani (@SachinNakrani) September 9, 2017
John Moss doesn't understand the game.
— Red (@TaintlessRed) September 9, 2017
If ever there was an example of referees never having played the game. An utter joke. #LFC.
— Si Steers (@sisteers) September 9, 2017
“Not sure which of the trio of Mane, Ederson and the Ref was more stupid in that situation…”
– likewise on the forums.
What a joke … he had to go for that
— Rob Jones (@RobjonesLFC2) September 9, 2017
“No Mane for 3 games. Terrible decision.”
– Krimson on the forums.
Well said, @GNev2: "I'm sorry Jon Moss, you've just ruined a spectacle there."
Absolute nonsense of a decision.— Dominic King (@DominicKing_DM) September 9, 2017
If Gary Neville is saying a Liverpool player shouldn't have been sent off then you know the ref has had a mare.
— Sam McGuire (@SamMcGuire90) September 9, 2017
And Jesus piled on the misery with a header…
Lovely cross from De Bruyne but Jesus completely unmarked in centre of area. Such a poor goal for Liverpool to concede at such a bad time
— Sachin Nakrani (@SachinNakrani) September 9, 2017
fine margins in football, should be 2 up but we're 2 down and a man down. damage limitation now
— Dinesh Kumar (@DHardayal) September 9, 2017
“This will finish in a rout. We’ll know by then how Arsenal fans were feeling after we beat them 4-0…
We couldn’t cope with them eleven against eleven, and are now sinking without trace.
– Hope in your heart on the forums.
This one is over I'm afraid. The poor decision-making. The lack of urgency. Now we've paid for it.
— Rick Olivares (@rickyolivares) September 9, 2017
The Brazilian added another after half-time…
https://twitter.com/Robbie9Fowler/status/906499641436499969
“What is crystal clear is that we have big defensive problems. We should also be pragmatic here, we’re going to see our goal difference wiped out.
Defend and try and nick a goal or two.
– RedForever2014 on the forums.
Oxlade-Chamberlain could be beaten 4-0 in back-to-back Premier League games…
— Ben McAleer (@BenMcAleer1) September 9, 2017
Sane added a fourth with 15 minutes to play…
Been told before that playing a Guardiola team with 10 men is torture, but even so, feels like Liverpool have succumbed a bit meekly.
— Rory Smith (@RorySmith) September 9, 2017
“Been a long time since we’ve lost 4-0, damn. We could do with Van Dijk in January. We look so flat today.”
– SirBillShankly on the forums.
Can we just throw in a towel #LFC
— Moley (@Moley_LFC) September 9, 2017
“That’s 4-0. Can we please just sit back now and play this one out.”
– Mascot88 on the forums.
This is 1 of feeblest 10men efforts Ive ever seen, especially when u consider this is a huge game . We can moan about red but we had 45 mins
— ???? (@hatembomb) September 9, 2017
And the winger sealed City a 5-0 win late on…
Liverpool Football Club. Red card or not. Don't lose matches by 5 goals. This is a disgrace.
— Joseph Cousins (@JCuzzy1) September 9, 2017
Even if down to 10 men shouldn't lose 5-0. But our defending is built around pressing & when we can't do that our backline easily dismantled
— Red (@TaintlessRed) September 9, 2017
“I wasted 90 minutes of my weekend watching this shite!”
– Gautam Agnihotri on Facebook.
Loads of teams go down to 10 men and don't crumble. The players decided we'd lost the game as soon as Mane went off. Shite, that. #LFC
— Neil Scott (@66zimbo) September 9, 2017
Red card or not, we gave up.
— Karl (@TheCenci) September 9, 2017
“5-0! I hope it wakes Jurgen Klopp up about his choice in defenders and midfielders…Fuming that our GD is now zero!”
– charleslee89 on the forums.
Disappointing and worrying how #LFC switched off after Mane sending off. Pitiful performance, only Mignolet respectful.
— Paul Grech (@paul_grech) September 9, 2017
I know we shouldn't dwell on that but the lack of fight from the team has pissed me off.
— Sam McGuire (@SamMcGuire90) September 9, 2017
Leaves you misty eyed for the carefree days of June and July, when there is no football.
— Steven Scragg (@Scraggy_74) September 9, 2017
“It is probably the worst team in the league to face down one, but I’d like to think this team could do a better job of it.”
– Arminius on the forums.
https://twitter.com/TheKopMagazine/status/906510023957864448
At least we can say that these types of games are one-offs. Even at 1-0 down, we were still well in the game. Small positives, I guess.
— Leroy | LFC Impulse (@LFCImpulse) September 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/Chris78Williams/status/906508629091786752
https://twitter.com/AcademyLFC/status/906509648328577024
One to forget Reds. Go home, lick your wounds and move on to the next
— Jeff Goulding (@ShanklysBoys1) September 9, 2017
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