Tactical Analysis : Liverpool 1-1 Manchester City | A Dominant Showing From Klopp 

Replacing Nunez was a mistake from our side. With just enough time, Salah was going to set up Nunez for a win.

Endo and Macca outclassed the City midfield today. I was also very impressed with Robbo's discipline to stay back when he was subbed on and not leaving a massive hole behind him.

endo was key in this tactical battle... boy how well has he grown, impresses me every week

Klopp's Pressing system showed the way to how to deal with pep's man city.Never let them settle with the ball.Never seen Man city Being outplayed outclassed like this. Gonna miss this rivalry.

Exceptional tactics by Klopp. With that first lineup, I was a bit scared but within about 16 mins in, Liverpool were fighting. The 2nd half though. City were dominated, the final meeting was despite a draw, a very epic showdown

Klopp is a true genius, going up against Pep and putting up a fight with some players not really as good as Man City players. Just shows how much he has improved this season, with one transfer window that is in a title battle! The Premier League will miss Klopp and Pep when they go tactical geniuses!

Luis Diaz was like a warrior in the 2nd half, really carrying the fight for Liverpool all his performance missed in that 2nd half was a goal. He had walker on strings. But klopp has being a great asset for the PL & Liverpool as a whole and will be missed.

Apart from the shocking officiating it just goes to show how Jurgen Klopp has massively rebuilt his team in the space of 1 summer on another day we win this game 2-1 if we took our chances

Endo, macalister and elloit were fantastic, that midfield ate up city

Klopp outclassed Pep in the second half

Playing Alvarez on the wing was Pep's biggest mistake.

Fan of neither but never seen city defending desperately, Liverpool amazing.

Leg"endo" dominated midfield. Who would have expected to do so well

Nunez sub was not effective because we dont have Jota in our bench. if Jota was fit and on for Nunez, we wouldve win maybe 2 more goals

Also Kudos to Ortega he did a great job keeping the post for City

3 Liverpool player impress me so much this game, VVD with his dominance singlehanded the Liverpool defense in the city counter, with sometimes start the counter with his switch passes. Bradley use his opportunity nicely with his driblling open so many chances. And of course Diaz he play like true warrior this game just unlucky not clinical enough.

Kovacic replacing de bruyne saved city from losing

I like how Kovacic and Doku came to reduce the pressure and stabilize the midfield

Was waiting for this video

Great tactics from both Gaffers buh i think Klopp watches Pep alot and tends to tinker with Pep's ids in a way,..... testament to that is the inversion of TAA and now a box midfield and other minor tweaks, something that was almost non- existent in his earlier models

Your vids are getting better! This was awesome!!

As Arsenal fan I loved the game I was hate watching but I forgot about that n damn pool in that second half was superb plus idk why he took Nunez off thou

As always, 5 star analysis 👏🏾👏🏾

your analysis is so great, thank you so much

Great game. Liverpool deserved the win. Had Nunez stayed in, I think they would have had it. Silva also mad3 an impressive showing

I LIKE YOUR ANALYSIS, I THINK ON RU-vid YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE THAT YOUR ANALYSIS IS SOO CLEAR. I THINK YOU HAVE BECOME A COACH SOMETIME. I'M MENEZCO-TV FROM GHANA. I REALLY LOVE YOU.

I think City are better suited playing in a false 9 system in matches like this. This is where I prefer a player like Aguero. Aguero, under Pep, went from being a traditional striker to a false 9 where he would drop deep to link with City's midfield and then drift wide to cause those flank overloads. Haaland, in as much as he is a lethal striker, lacks the technical ability to play in that false 9 role like Aguero did. If you look at the City vs Liverpool games of the past, still under Pep and Klopp era, you will understand what I'm talking about. City vs Liverpool games in the 2018/19 season for example when City had prime Leroy Sane, prime Sterling and Prime Aguero as the forwards, constantly gave Liverpool headaches even in away games at Anfield. It was much more difficult to man mark that front 3 (Sane, Sterling and Aguero) as compared to the current forwards we have. With Sane and Sterling, City had pace on the wings, meaning City could also play on the counter attack during transitions. In yesterday's game, however, City were not only dominated in midfield but also off-the ball, City seemed lethargic. Haaland is not a great presser of the ball, and that in turn affects how the team presses. I miss that trio of Aguero, Sterling and Sane.

Great analysis dude!

I saw City prioritizing closing lines to End, allowing Gomez/ Robertson to drift up field, on the second half (on the left)

Great Analysis Man, Hats down to you! I’m LFC fan whole my life, and this second half was one of the most beautiful and dominant plays! So proud! Still cant accept Klopp is leaving😢 My biggest admiration in this game is Klopp exposing Haland as a City weaknes - not enough involved in a build up, not a great passer, dont get the Tiki Taka, not grear game understandig… Sooner or later Pep’s gonna hate him…

You’ve done Klopp dirty with that photo of him at the end 😂

Pep Vs Klopp ... There battle was epic

Can anyone say how can i get this tactics board online for making my videos.

Similar to the latest post on premier league analyzed, except that has even more attention on the Endo role.

Liverpool is the only team that could do that to city , only villa managed to dominate them more but i doubt they can do it again

Bernado Silva has become a master of cheeky dirty play to disrupt opponents somehow almost always avoiding cards

What a game. Klopp coached a win but it never really came.

Everyone watched Haaland and De Bruyne have one shot on target and one touch in the opponents box against Gomez, Quansah, and Bradley and still say City are favorites for the title xD

This was a battle of the mights

I think it's difficult to compare tactics when the energy levels of the two teams were so vastly different. Liverpool were pressing with 3 and 4 players almost the whole match while City seemed strangely inert. I know that's partially coaching and systems but City probably could've benefited from running a LITTLE...

the main difference is intensity, Liverpool players so much energy to run and cover the fields, applying pressure i gotta feeling Pep is aware so he instructed Ederson to play long ball much more often, compare to Kelleher on the other side i dont get the reason why Alvarez underperformed most of the time i watched, probably he was selected to start because of his work rate had Doku started instead, City could’ve posed more threat to Liverpool defence

Post the manchester united vs liverpool 4-3 tactical analysis

Endo his a destroyer of every coach plan or tactics with his just sample touches and passes. . .Endo 🚩 YNWA

We need a match analysis of Utd vs Liv. Ten Hag took some bold decisions in that game.

The best is yet to come ...its the FA Cup final where the last clash will take place !

Arsenal are the only winners of this match, but I feel like we are the biggest losers. We’re now 3rd in the table, which would equal our lowest ever finish under Pep, and can’t afford to drop anymore points if we want to stay in this title race.

Yours tactics are so good but please start going deeper analysing and start making at least long videos. Thank u

Nunez and Salah must play together, they do have good connection!

Sometimes I just dont get pep. A backup striker in midfield over a veteran MIDFIELDER who's been on good form at Anfield was just suicidal.

The Liverpool players we’re hesitant to shoot alot of times,they’d rather pass the ball in than shoot idk why honestly.

Need Xabi's Bayer analysis vs Wolfsburg

I wanted liverpool to win this time,klopp is threatening city even without guys like salah,trent,Robertson.he is using talented kids like Bradley,endo and unknown quansah and still gives tough time to city.seriously klopp needs good farewell

Utd vs Liverpool analysis please

Both teams dropping points gives Arsenal the advantage for sure. If Arsenal can keep up their current form, they'd win the title.

Already playing Xavi Ball

This is too good

Darwin needs to evolve, 5 offsides is so awful and unacceptable. He ranks 1st in EPL offsides by a landslide and that should be top priority for a 100 million dollar striker. What a joke.

Defense and Milfield was huge testerday. Haaland didnt touch the ball...Silva was missing and even KDB was replaced because didn't get the ball. Quansah did his better perfomance..VVD bought his ticket to heaven and Endo, Bradley ; Gomez and Roberton was perfect defending, pressing and delivered the ball to Macca ( oh my god...Macca) and Szobo Eliott and Salah. The only regret ( for me at least) was the two missed chances by Diaz and Nuñez ( by the way....NEVER ...NEVER... GAKPO COULD BE TAKE HIS PLACE ON THE PITCH). Huge preformance. PROUD

Given that Liverpool were without some of their strongest players it was a victory for Liverpool in that sense.

Watching this match after the usual Milan boredom with Pioli (Klopp would win the treble every year with our squad, mark my words) confirms my fear: the only way Inter can lose the UCL is by facing Real Madrid in the final. If Inzaghi put up a serious challenge to Pep in last year's final with part of the squad already somewhere else, he can actually beat him this year with a more united team where everyone is on the same page.

You never mentioned why alvarez & foden never involved in pressing bradley & gomez, leaving city's center midfield so outnumbered ?

I don't know how pep doesn't get in doku just after half time because of what we have seen in first half brandly pushing up higher but that can be advantage for city if they get doku on the ball and that can be stop that right hand side danger

A dominant showing for who? Cause from what i heard liverpool had more possession and passes etc

Liverpool suffocated City and dismantled their stronghold in tbe middle of the park forcing them to retreat and defend with their life to save a point. But they have Luiz Diaz to curse for humiliating the best No 6 in the world, making him eat the grass and to thank him for his poor end product. Withdrawing Nunez was the only error Klop made, Nunez would have gotten a deadly pass from Salah or vice versa to get that winning goal aside the clear red card and penalty which Liverpool was wrongfully denied

I also felt that sub of Nunez somewhat neutralized Liverpool

4 4 2 against liverpool is a death sentence.......they aim at outnumbering you in the midfield. We saw this in season 2019-20 when city used a 4 4 2 and Liverpool outnumbered them in the midfield.,not to forget the gegenpressing,...its a disaster for any opponent.

The game should have ended 5-3. Nunez was gassed by the 70th minute and he's just coming back from injury. Liverpool will now have to chase goal difference because Arsenal might look like they will bully washed up Bernardo and De Bryune.

I would have take Foden off. His end product was woeful. Kept KDB on to drop in behind the midfield line. Walker had a bizarre game as well. Pep doesn't have CBs who could pass out from the back..maybe Gvardiol would have been better here. I'd have shifted Bernado to the wings so that he could hold up the ball..because this wasn't a game that needed pace.

Liverpool should’ve won still can’t believe dokus karate kick wasn’t a pen

How come a draw home at Anfield is a tactical masterclass from Klopp but the same is a major failure from Pep? Lol I guess there's a difference. Our worst season in years and your best along with Arsenal. I'll top that, that was our worst performance since Southhampton over a year ago and probably longer than that. Horrible display from us and we got a point... You lot are living of scraps and act like your the kings of the world. We'll lift the trophy at the end anyways.

And Pep has done it again Imagine playing four AMFs 4 fkin AMFs 😮

rip the akanji upgrade

Guardiola should have used Kovačić earlier. City seemed quite shaken and overwhelmed by Liverpool's intense press, particularly in the second half. Kovačić was very composed under pressure (as usual), skipped past challenges & virtually didn't lose the ball since coming on; City ostensibly had better control in the match and seemed more comfortable in possession. The surprising thing is, he was bought particularly for occasions like this - when the opposing press is consistently very high; so for Guardiola to leave him out for so long was a bit ironic.

All I want for Darwin is Onside🎶

Imagine if this was a two-horse race only for Arsenal to finally lift up the trophy.

We missed dias,gundo&mahrez😢

WTF was Alvarez doing then if he was not assisting in the defense

Klopp showed dominance but Nunez and Dias failed us at the end.

I was so mad after the game that I avoided watching this immediately. However, this game is what is going to push City over the edge. Much like last season Pep will adapt the Haaland and Kovacic roles to find a way to get the best out of his wingers. Bar Foden most of them have struggles and with Bernado playing deeper and deeper the City attack is one sided. He needs Grealish back to balance the left hand and it will push Bernado higher close to him. We saw this in the earlier game against United, if KDB is fit then the two half spaces will be better. Also he should have played Dias to give Stones more room. Akanji while solid is exactly like Stones. He can’t dictate alone as a CB. The Arseanal game will be a litmus for Pep. How well he adapts to the new arsenal will decide the tittle. Much as I think Pool can win it, they are wasteful. Only a matter of time before the have an actual problem running in.

Man U vs Liverpool pls

Diaz should be the one substituted and Nunez should have moved to the left with Gakpo in the middle

Klopp showed the world how to dominate City. Fearless.

how could city have gotten above that liverpool press tactically?

The only missing piece in this game was Jota. He would have broken the tie. Its so sad he missed this game.

Brooh sub Nunez for gakpo?? playing with gakpo its the same than playing without him, gakpo its better if put in wing or something else but not CF

Don't forget in the last meeting at ethad city deserved more than a win

Shit were this close of shitting the bed, this close. Thanks to the refs they survived once again otherwise that was a clearly penalty on Macca by Doku.

As tactics kloop was more sharp than pep.... Beautiful football..

Spurs will meet all three. Spurs can beat any of them on a good day. And will be fighting tooth and nail for that CL spot.

Pep is tactically so good

As a City fan, based on the second half, I though it was gonna finish like 3-1 or so

KDB shouldn’t leave the pitch, just replace Kova with alvarez and let bernardo go on the left winger! We lost alot of creativity in the second half, thats ridiculous.

Liverpool will be champions

We want barca vs Atletico analysis😊

Aston villa vs spurs?

What Liverpool did to city in that second half was insane… still think they’ll win it honestlt

Boom

Premier League table at the end: 1. ManCity (they have the easiest game schedule of the top 3, and a good enough solid form to push through it and also enough quality to replace potential injuries), 2. Arsenal (they are in the best form of the top 3, but await very hard schedule, with few local derbies still to play), 3. Liverpool (tough schedule until the end and their form is fluctuating lately, sometimes playing great, sometimes not that convincigly, only barely snatching late winners), 4. Tottenham (they've beaten Aston Villa to a pulp and are in a great form to pull it off), 5. Aston Villa for Europa League (they are in a good enough form to play through a tough schedule and stay away few points from ManUtd which also has their form fluctuating with many key players not performing so good).

Am I just dense or do most of you see these tactical chess games as you're watching them live on TV? 😮

Liverpool completely and utterly outplayed them, even in the first half Liverpool had multiple chances to lead in the game. Diaz should’ve had at least a hattrick, 4-2 would’ve been a fair score and that’s a conservative estimate.