Judging by the way English football has restarted, it almost feels like time has stopped and there hasn’t been a World Cup between them. Haaland scored, De Bruyne played football, Nunez once again stayed dry with a serious error, and Manchester City-Liverpool was a spectacle. Nothing new, therefore, in relation to before Qatar 2022, with the victory that this time went to the Citizens who won 3-2, taking the quarterfinals of the Carabao Cup, and eliminating the defending champions.
It took 10 minutes for Erling Haaland, the great absentee of the World Cup, to make it 1-0. 24th goal of the season in 19 games for the Norwegian who has the magnet on the ball. The marking action was beautiful, with the aim of the former Salzburg and Borussia Dortmund player who understood where the ball would end up and with a sprint he anticipated Gomez with the touch of victory.
For an overflowing Haaland, here is a still disappointing Nunez. Liverpool’s last market blow failed, becoming the protagonist above all of a serious mistake of an ideal position. A conclusion from an isolated position, to forget that fueled the debates about his adaptation to the Premier League and the difficulties that are now rejecting the Anfield club’s investment. Promotion secured by De Bruyne who with his two assists reaches 16 wins this season.
His signature in the victory of Guardiola’s team, which even opened the scoring twice with Haaland and Mahrez, was taken again by Carvalho and Salah, against the final trio of Ake. First post-World Cup joy for Guardiola, now first disappointment for Klopp hoping to plunge back into the Championship. At the end of the match, it is noticeable the fatigue of many of the protagonists on the field, in particular De Bruyne who knelt for a long time to recover. Who knows if the World Cup efforts end up being a factor in the continuation of the season.
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