
Among the teams fighting for the title and a place in the Champions League in the 26th round of the English Premier League, only Liverpool was lucky.
Arne Slot's team returned from the Manchester City field with a 2:0 victory. If it were not for the reliable performance of Abdukadir Khusanov, the number of goals would have been even higher.
This victory increased the Liverpool team's point gap with the closest pursuer - Arsenal - by three more points. Because the Gunners suffered a crushing defeat at home from a much weaker West Ham - 0:1.
Third-placed Nottingham Forest returned from the Newcastle field with a 3:4 defeat in a match that featured a show of goals.
After the match between Manchester City and Liverpool, the experts of the authoritative source cityxtra.co.uk portal assessed the actions of the home players as follows.
Ederson – 5:
The left winger played freely in both goals. Ederson himself eliminated one dangerous shot. He played reliably, not counting the goals.
Rico Lewis – 4.5:
He could not play at his level. The first goal was his fault. He made too many mistakes in passing.
Abdukadir Khusanov – 6:
In the first half of the match, he prevented Mohamed Salah from scoring twice and Luis Diaz from scoring once. However, the defense around Abdukadir did not work that day. In the second half of the game, he blocked Soboslai's shot on goal and did not allow the score to increase. Khusanov is currently the best defender in Manchester City.
Nathan Ake – 5:
He missed several chances in the clash with Mohamed Salah. Liverpool went through his area.
Yoshko Guardiola – 5:
It became clear that he felt uncomfortable in the competition with Mohamed Salah. There were cases when he lost the ball. The opponent made good passes around the penalty area.
Niko – 6:
He tried to control the game when his team was defended. It was time to focus on defense rather than attack.
Kevin de Bruyne – 4:
He did not play well. It seems that his star moments are behind him. He could not play reliably in the moments when he could show his skills and prove that he is worthy of the main team. Lack of creativity.
Savigno – 6.5:
The most impressive player among the attacking players was Savinho. He had to sweat a lot and run a lot.
Phil Foden – 4:
Foden used to decide the fate of such matches, just like Kevin de Bruyne. This time his game was limited to ineffective passes and attempts to run long distances.
Omar Marmoush – 5:
He tried to do something in the front line, but could not find a way to the goal. There was no player who could give him the ball and put him in the attack line.
Jeremy Doku – 5.5:
The large number of dribbles did not give any effect. It was not possible to finish the attack by deceiving the opponent.
Despite the defeat, "Manchester City" remained in the fourth place in the competition table, which gives a place to the European Champions League. "Newcastle", "Bournemouth" and "Chelsea" players are also claiming this position.
Josep Guardiola's team will play their next match in the English Premier League against Tottenham on February 26. Follow “Zamin” news on “Telegram”

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