- Cody Gakpo gave Liverpool an early lead in their clash with Manchester City
- Gary Neville criticised City’s first-half performance in Sunday’s clash at Anfield
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Gary Neville offered a scathing assessment of Manchester City’s performance during the first half of their clash with Liverpool.
Pep Guardiola entered Sunday’s clash in the midst of the joint-worst run of his managerial career.
November saw City go winless in the Premier League, with back-to-back 2-1 defeats to Bournemouth and Brighton followed by a 4-0 drubbing at home to Tottenham.
The dismal run meant the reigning champions were eight points behind Arne Slot’s side as their hopes of securing a fifth consecutive league title appear increasingly tenuous.
Any hopes that City would quickly put their recent form behind them against their title rivals at Anfield were quickly dashed as Liverpool immediately seized control of the action.
Cody Gakpo put the Reds in front on 12 minutes, and the hosts had multiple opportunities to add to their lead in the earth going.
Liverpool took an early lead in their clash against title rivals Manchester City on Sunday
Gary Neville slammed City’s first-half performance as Pep Guardiola’s side registered just a single shot
Despite the wealth of attacking talent at their disposal, City also struggled to create any real chances throughout the early portion of the game.
Their only shot in the first 45 minutes came as Rico Lewis
Speaking on commentary as part of Sky Sports’ coverage, Neville slammed City’s performance and claimed the clash had been ‘men against boys’ up until that point.