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5 losses in 6 rounds! The sluggish giants lost again 0-3! The top star became a liability

7:12am, 10 November 2025Football

The focus of the eleventh round of the Premier League, Manchester City faces Liverpool at home.

In the first half, Harland missed a penalty kick and scored with a header. Van Dijk's goal was disallowed. Gonzalez succeeded in a long shot, and Manchester City temporarily led 2-0. In the second half, Salah missed a great opportunity and Doku scored another victory.

In the end, Manchester City defeated Liverpool 3-0 at home and currently ranks second in the standings with 22 points, 4 points behind Arsenal. On Liverpool's side, they just defeated Villa in the last round and got out of the shadow of a losing streak. Now they have lost miserably to Manchester City and have lost 5 games in the past 6 league rounds.

First, let’s take a look at the starting lineups of both sides. Manchester City's starting lineup: Donnarumma, Ruben Dias, Gvardiol, O'Reilly, Nunes, Gonzalez, Seat B, Shirki (replaced by Savinho with 53 points), Doku (replaced by Malmouche with 72 points), Foden, Haaland.

Liverpool starting lineup: Mamardashvili, Bradley (replaced by Gomez with 82 points), Van Dijk, Konate, Robertson (replaced by Kolkoz with 56 points), Hrafenbech, Szoboszlai, McAllister (replaced by Jones with 75 points), Salah, Wirtz (replaced by Chiesa with 82 points), Ekitic (replaced by Gakpo with 56 points).

In the 11th minute, Liverpool made a mistake in the backcourt. Doku stole the ball and entered the penalty area to score a penalty kick! It's a pity that Haaland missed the penalty.

In the 29th minute, Nunes made a pass from the right and Haaland scored with a header. Manchester City 1-0 Liverpool!

In the 38th minute, Liverpool took a corner kick from the right and Van Dijk scored with a header, but Robertson interfered with the goalkeeper for offside and was ruled invalid.

In the 45th and 3rd minutes, Gonzalez scored after his ground-breaking slash at the top of the penalty area was refracted! Manchester City 2-0 Liverpool!

In the 63rd minute, Doku cut in from the right and Seimeo scored! Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool!

In the 78th minute, Szoboszlai passed a header and Salah got a chance, but his final shot missed.

The game is over! Manchester City defeated Liverpool 3-0 at home! Avenged the double kill last season!

It is worth mentioning that this is the 1,000th game of Manchester City coach Guardiola's coaching career, and he perfectly reached this milestone with a victory.

As for Sloter, he was quite like Ten Hahe in his post-game interview. Slaughter said: "Manchester City is stronger than us, and it was difficult for us to play the ball in the backcourt. The referee's decision to blow off Van Dijk's goal was a misjudgment. We could have ended the first half with a score of 1-1, but it ended up 0-2.

We solved some problems in the second half, but Doku scored an incredible goal. But even after falling behind 0-3, I saw a team eager to get back the score."

Let's talk about Xiao Ou's views.

In this game, Doku, who played for 72 minutes, conquered all the fans with his super-level performance. It can be called the masterpiece of his career. Doku must be as cool as he is!

As for Liverpool, Xiao Ou mainly criticized the number one star Salah. His performance on the field resulted in Liverpool playing with one less player. Doku's breakthrough was so sharp that it was difficult for any full-back to handle it alone. Salah did not return to defense when O'Reilly attacked, thinking only of counterattacking on his own. This forces Hrafenberch and Konate to assist in defense, leaving a huge hole in the middle defense.

If the defense is passive, it is okay if the offense can create a threat. But Salah doesn't have the ability to explode and create opportunities on the right wing, and he frequently loses the ball and gets counterattacked. His own center is basically in jail. If Salah continues to occupy the main position in this way, it will be very difficult for Liverpool to compete for fourth place this season.

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