Klopp lets rip at Liverpool players and promises talks after Man City

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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has spoken out after his side’s 4-1 Premier League defeat to Manchester City on Saturday. The Reds went ahead at the Etihad Stadium through Mohamed Salah in the 17th minute. However, goals from Julian Alvarez, Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan and Jack Grealish gave the home side all three points. 

Liverpool had gone into the game at the Etihad hoping to boost their chances of finishing in the Premier League top four.

And Salah got them off to the perfect start, with the Egypt international powering his side ahead after some good work from Diogo Jota.

Unfortunately for Liverpool, that was as good as it was going to get.

City levelled through Alvarez, with the Argentina international bagging in the absence of the injured Erling Haaland – who celebrated wildly in the stands.

And goals from De Bruyne, Gundogan and the majestic Grealish then proceeded to give the home side a crucial win.

Klopp was asked about the defeat after the game, and slammed the way his players performed as they succumbed to yet another loss.

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“I think we saw what we expected in the first half, a dominant City side with us organised, had our moments,” he told BT Sport.

“When we played we were really in the game and caused them some problems as well, scored a wonderful goal. We had another big counter-attacking moment where we could have played it better.

“So 1-1 at half-time. We can show the boys what to do, where to defend them because the key areas are clear.

“If we don’t defend the double six we have a real problem. If we don’t defend the double 10 – Gundogan and De Bruyne – then it is pretty much impossible because the pitch becomes too big.

“We concede this first goal with I think an open ball in midfield where we don’t even have a challenge then we are too deep and the counter-attack happens, great play. 2-1.

“3-1 we have a massive overload on one side, should win the ball but don’t even have a challenge.

“These kind of things cannot happen. But they happened and after that… wow! We just had to follow as they did whatever they wanted. We were lucky they weren’t in a greedy mood.

“About from that, there is nothing good top say about this game. This is a game we have to use unfortunately and make clear which things cannot happen.

“We cannot not have challenges in key areas or be that open. Now I stand here and have to explain it but I cannot explain it.

“I cannot change it now, here, I can just report what I saw and we will talk about it tomorrow. These things happened too often.”

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