In the early hours of the morning, the Premier League was ablaze as Manchester City, last season's champions, failed to halt their downward spiral, going down 0-2 to Liverpool. It was the first time in the history of the Premier League that they suffered four consecutive defeats in a single season, dropping them out of the top four in the table. The champions were desperate to quench their thirst, while the Reds fans rode the wave of the victory in song. City's manager, Matt Gaudio, seemed to be struggling, mimicking his former rival Moleno by raising his six fingers to symbolize City's six Premier League titles, but drew accusations of "swallowing gold".
Since the end of October, Manchester City has been in a quagmire of consecutive defeats. In the last round against Tottenham, they took the lead for a while but ended up with a 4-4 draw; at home in the UEFA Europa League, the lead was wiped out by Firmino. In today's match at Anfield Stadium, they lost in the first 12 minutes when Mohammed Shah's cross from the right allowed Gap to score.
Liverpool were on the attack, two corners from Wahkil Yundjak almost paved the way for victory, while Alexandre Arnault's long-distance shot came close to breaking through though. Manchester City's counterattack was weak and the defense was full of holes. Mohammed Shah had a one-touch chance but shot the ball over the bar.
In the 76th minute, City's defense made another mistake. Luis Diaz scored a solo goal and goalkeeper Steffen Odiga made the save, but Mohammedia sealed the 2-0 win.
With a 9-point lead over first-place Liverpool and an 11-point gap over fifth-place Manchester City, the Blue Moon's hopes of winning a fifth consecutive Premier League title are getting slimmer and slimmer. Liverpool fans chanted, "Tomorrow morning, Gaudio will be fired." Gauthier responded by raising his six fingers in response to the fact that Liverpool had only won the Premier League title once.
Gordiona's contract was due to expire next summer, but it has long been extended to June 2027, showing that the club has full confidence in him. The manager said after the match: "Wherever I go, I hear people calling me off. Maybe Anfield Stadium is no exception, but I don't mind. I understand all this. When you win a game, you can laugh. From now on, I will rebuild my confidence and win again." However, Gaudio also admitted that it is getting tougher and tougher for City to play against stronger teams.
