Jurgen Klopp refused to blame a title hangover after his Liverpool side were thrashed 4-0 by Manchester City in their first match as champions. The outstanding Kevin De Bruyne began the rout from the penalty spot before further goals from the equally impressive Raheem Sterling and Phil Foden before half-time. After finally ending a 30-year title drought and losing just one other match all season, Liverpool could perhaps be excused an off-night. The title might be gone but, for City, there is still much to play for this season. “So the chances we created, to beat them 4-0, it was so important for preparing against Arsenal and Real Madrid.”PA Media

Source: Irish Independent July 03, 2020 03:33 UTC