Passionate "red and blue duel", Liverpool and Manchester City two coaches are nervous, Liverpool manager Gopu was shown a red card at the end of the game, after the game, although he thought "stubborn to the end", but still on the referee's performance is not stingy to criticize; Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is because of the Liverpool fans threw coins and protested. Liverpool fans threw coins and protested, after the game, he responded bitterly: "Next time you can aim more!"
There were numerous physical clashes between the two teams in this match, and at the beginning of the second half, Mohamed Salah suffered an infringement that the referee ignored, and Gopoux then angrily chased the referee to the sideline and argued with him, which resulted in a red card being shown to him. Gopp said after the game, "I recognize this red card, but the thing itself should not have happened, Salah's infringement is one of the most obvious fouls, I saw it clearly from the perspective of a spectator and he did not react."
Guardiola was also embroiled in controversy early in the second half when the referee ruled out Phil Cotton's goal via VAR and Guardiola angrily spread his hands out to the crowd, reportedly saying with sarcasm at the time, "This is Anfield Road!" Some fans threw coins at him in retaliation, to which Guardiola responded after the game, "The Liverpool fans tried to throw coins at me but missed, maybe next time they can be more precise."
