An unhappy Jürgen Klopp suggested Liverpool might not have beaten even a 10-man Manchester City after his side lost 4-1. While Liverpool took the lead through Mohamed Salah, by half-time Julián Álvarez had equalised and after the break City took charge, as Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gündogan, and Jack Grealish scored to rout the visitors.
Klopp was asked about Liverpool players surrounding the referee, Simon Hooper, in the first half, wanting him to give Rodri a second booking for a foul. The Liverpool manager said: “I didn’t see it good enough, Could he have got a second yellow? Yeah, probably, he will not get it now. I am not sure we would have wanted to play against 10 men.
