Guardiola had a dramatic game in Liverpool's Anfield win

In a surreal scene, Josep Guardiola used a legendary Liverpool phrase to complain about the refereeing against Manchester City in the 1-0 Premier League defeat to the Reds. In the 54′ minute, the VAR disallowed a goal by Phil Foden, a marking that unleashed the fury of Josep Guardiola. After complaining multiple times about the action, the goal remained disallowed, so the Catalan DT went into a rage. Not content with saying all sorts of things to the referees, Guardiola returned to his technical area and then turned to the stands behind his bench, which were packed with Liverpool fans, with whom he exchanged words and later uttered one more phrase that was picked up by the BBC.

This is Anfield, every time you come here lately, unfortunately this is Anfield,' the broadcaster reported. No longer invincible Manchester City and no longer infallible Erling Haaland, bowed by Mohamed Salah's wonder goal, who controlled an uncontrollable ball for most of their goalkeeper Alisson's players, beat the innocent Joao Cancelo to the ball with his body and half-turn reception and ran, ran and ran into the other area, where he scored the goal and Liverpool's 1-0 win over Ederson.

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The move enhanced and vindicated a magnificent player, but it also pointed to the Portuguese full-back, another phenomenal player, better in attack than in defence, as evidenced by an action that had arisen from a foul on Pep Guardiola's side: Kevin de Bruyne hung it into the box, too loose, into the hands of Alisson, who set the counter-attack in motion with the long kick that Salah won from Cancelo to make it 1-0 in the 75th minute, amid the apotheosis of the Anfield crowd, so badly in need of vindication.

They are still 14 points behind leaders Arsenal, but they altered their recent three-game winless run and shouted to their opponents that they will compete until the end. The London side, winners two hours earlier against Leeds, came out of the clash on top strengthened by Manchester City's defeat, the first time they have lost this term in the Premiership after seven wins and two draws ended at Anfield. And without nuance.

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Erling Haaland did not score, although he had two headers in the first half and, above all, the shot that Alisson repelled midway through the second period, after the hour mark. He had scored 15 goals in nine Premiership games, in only one of which he failed to find the back of the net. This Sunday, seven games later, Liverpool achieved that feat. Specifically, their defence, including Joe Gomez.