Low blow to Haaland, comparing him to the worst striker in Liverpool's history

And for Pep Guardiola's side, this failure was not in their plans, especially when in the previous matchday they had defeated Jürgen Klopp's Liverpool, thus mocking the team that at the start of the season snatched the FA Community Shield at Wembley Stadium, a game where their super signing, Norwegian Erling Haaland, made his debut, and who curiously in this match against the Saints was compared to the Englishman Rickie Lambert.

Haaland, 22 years old, arrived at Etihad last summer for 55 million euros plus variables, which will be paid as the youngster meets certain goals, which already failed in one, winning the EFL Cup. For one of the jewels of the Premier League to be compared to Lambert is to say that the worst striker in the Reds' history is just like him, making the elimination all the more painful as it came as a surprise to all and sundry.

Rickie Lambert who played for Liverpool from 2014 to 2015, wore the number nine shirt and was even captain of The Pool in some games, in the sporting aspect, was the worst striker of the Reds as he only made twelve starts during the season with another twenty-four appearances as a substitute, which confirms that he was just an average player, even though he arrived at Anfield after playing in the World Cup in Brazil 2014; he came on as a substitute against Uruguay.

Haaland is the new Lambert

Another curiosity is that in that game against the Uruguayans in Sao Paulo, Lambert replaced Jordan Henderson at the end of the game, who is now one of the pillars of Klopp's scheme and captain of the club, while Lambert today is retired with one of the worst records in the Reds, so the fans at St Mary's Stadium and in networks, did not hesitate to buy Haaland with this disappointing striker.