The Premier League took a turn for the worse in the early hours of Monday morning as Manchester City, last season's champions, suffered an unprecedented slide, losing 0-2 to Liverpool. It was the first time in the history of the EPL that they had four consecutive losses in a single season, dropping them out of the top four. The dream of the title seemed to be evaporating. With Reds fans riding high, Blue Moon manager Gaudio seems to be standing on the verge of losing his job. The Spanish coach mimicked the gesture of his former arch-rival Molenu by raising his six fingers to symbolize that he had led City to win six Premier League titles. Despite responding to the provocation, he has been accused of depleting his old fortune and seems to be struggling every step of the way.
Since the end of October, Manchester City has suffered consecutive defeats. In the last round of EPL, they were pummeled by Tottenham Hotspur with four goals, while in the UEFA Cup, they were forced to draw by Feijano at home after leading by three goals. Today, they came to Yan Fei Road Stadium, but suffered unprecedented difficulties. Only 12 minutes into the match, City conceded the first goal. Mohammed Shah's cross from the right and Gap's shot hit the Liverpool goal.
Liverpool's attacks came in waves, with corners from two of their stalwarts, including Wahkil Wondyjak, almost contributing to the goal, with Alexandre Arnault's long-range shot just grazing the goal. City's attack was lackluster and the defense was porous. Mohamed Shah had a one-touch chance but the Egyptian international's shot went over the crossbar.
With 76 minutes to go in the game, City's defense made another mistake. Luis Diaz made a one-two punch into the box, goalkeeper Steffen Odiga couldn't make the save, and the referee awarded a penalty kick, which Mohammed Shah slotted home to make it 2-0.
Top-ranked Liverpool is nine points ahead of second-ranked Arsenal after this victory, and there is an 11-point gap with fifth-ranked Manchester City, making the Blue Moon's feat of trying to achieve a fifth consecutive title seemingly out of reach. Liverpool fans took the opportunity to chant: tomorrow morning, Godio will be fired. Gaudio, on the other hand, took pains to raise his six fingers in response to the insinuation that Liverpool had only won the Premier League title once.
Godio's original contract was due to expire next summer, but he has extended it early until June 2027, a sign of the club's confidence in him and no change of manager is expected this season. After the match, Goddio said: when you go to other stadiums, you hear people telling you to get off. It's no different here at Anfield, but that's OK. It's easy for me to understand. When you win a game, you can laugh. From now on, I'll rebuild my confidence and win again. However, he also admitted that City are currently looking out of their depth against stronger teams.
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