Pep Guardiola threw himself back into his seat in the dugout. The Manchester City manager had just witnessed a moment of sheer brilliance and, like everyone connected to his club, he had to fear the worst. Because this is how it has tended to go for him at Anfield.
The blow had been administered by Dominic Szoboszlai, the stand-in Liverpool right-back, and it is worth dwelling on it for a moment – if only a moment because it would be rapidly overtaken by a bonkers finale. When Szoboszlai addressed a free-kick 30 yards out, City did not look overly concerned. They only put two men in their wall.
Continue reading…Pep Guardiola threw himself back into his seat in the dugout. The Manchester City manager had just witnessed a moment of sheer brilliance and, like everyone connected to his club, he had to fear the worst. Because this is how it has tended to go for him at Anfield.The blow had been administered by Dominic Szoboszlai, the stand-in Liverpool right-back, and it is worth dwelling on it for a moment – if only a moment because it would be rapidly overtaken by a bonkers finale. When Szoboszlai addressed a free-kick 30 yards out, City did not look overly concerned. They only put two men in their wall. Continue reading…
