Manchester City defender Nathan Ake has named three Liverpool players who did well for Jurgen Klopp’s side.
Ake has named Mohamed Salah among the Liverpool players who troubled City.
So, what has Manchester City defender Nathan Ake said about Liverpool? Let’s take a look.
What’s the story?
Well, Manchester City and Liverpool played out a 1-1 draw with each other in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.
Erling Haaland put defending champions City in the lead in the first half. Trent Alexander-Arnold scored for the Reds in the second half.
After the match, City defender Nathan Ake named Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Alexander-Arnold as the three Liverpool players who made it tough for Pep Guardiola’s side.
BBC Sport quotes Ake as saying: “Especially in this kind of game it’s [about] small margins.
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“[For the first goal] we thought they were going to counter-attack and then we got the goal. In the second half it was the same – we had a chance with Erling and then they scored.
“Always in the counter-attack it’s difficult [against Liverpool]. Especially as defenders, we know Salah and Nunez are going to run at you. They have players like Trent who can put passes in the right areas, so it’s always difficult.”
Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Trent Alexander-Arnold not at their best for Liverpool
I do not think that Liverpool trio Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Trent Alexander-Arnold were at their very best against Manchester City.
Yes, Salah, Nunez and Alexander-Arnold did trouble City, but the defending Premier League champions did manage to cope with them most of the time.
Egyptian forward Salah did not provide the goal threat that Liverpool fans expected him to and did not always look to be in the game.
Although Nunez had his moments, he did not look particularly assured in front of goal and needs to work on his first touch.
As for Alexander-Arnold, while the England international right-back was not brilliant defensively, he was a problem at the other end, scored for Liverpool, and had a good game overall.