Liverpool's bad week, Kloop's anger is already beaten by City

Manchester City thrashed Burnley 5-0 with a brilliant

and cut its deficit by two points with respect to Premier League leaders Liverpool, which this Saturday did not go from a draw to a goal against Brighton (16th).

Despite their regularity problems this season in the English championship, the team that Pep Guardiola coaches crushed a team struggling to get out of the bottom zone of the table.

The Algerian forward scored a

(6, 22 and 69), while the authors of the other two goals were the Frenchman

(41) and the Spanish

, who once again showed that he is very inspired. to goal.

Before the game, despite the lack of public in the stands due to the pandemic, the players of both teams and the referee trio gathered around the central circle to observe a minute of silence in tribute to

. The protagonists of the match broke down to applaud when the video scoreboards showed the photo of the Argentine soccer legend, who died last Wednesday at the age of 60, and his famous second goal against England in the World Cup in Mexico 86.

The VAR bitter to the Liverpool

With this victory, City adds 15 points and is placed 6 of Liverpool that, with two goals annulled by VAR, drew 1-1 in their visit to Brighton (16th), who scored their goal in the extension.

After a first half in which the referee annulled through the VAR a goal to the

due to a millimeter offside by

, the current champion of the Premier took the lead at game time with a goal from the Portuguese

, who hit with a low and precise shot.

Once again, an offside indicated with the VAR meant the cancellation of a goal for the

, in this case from

, who had started the game on the bench.

Brighton, who in the first half touched the goal in the 10th, when Aaron Connolly missed a heads-up against Alisson, had two penalties in favor.

First in the 20th, when Frenchman

pitched out.

Then his goal came in the second penalty, also marked with the VAR, which was transformed by German

in the extension.

"You try to create a starter at my expense. If I say it was not and that the referee pointed it out ... You try, as always, all the time. Today I said it was a penalty, you are not happy with the answer, so choose the answers yourself, "said Liverpool manager

in a heated exchange with a television journalist.

Beaten by Atalanta this week in the Champions League (2-0) after a mediocre game, Liverpool are going through a difficult period, with a long list of casualties.

They are one point ahead of Tottenham, who play the weekend's stellar duel on Sunday at Chelsea, third three points behind the reigning champions.

A win is the solo lead for the Spurs.

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