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Manchester United legend Roy Keane has pointed to Liverpool as being a team in crisis following their comprehensive defeat to Manchester City. The Reds were on the receiving end of a 3-0 humbling at the hands of their rivals as they made another entry to the defeats column. Working as a pundit for Sky Sports, Keane stated that Arne Slot's side have no chance of retaining the Premier League title this season. He added that the defeat meant that the Reds remain firmly in a crisis, seeing as they have lost five league games already."You can't be considering Liverpool for the title. That was a sore defeat. But this reminded me of [the] City of old. They were outstanding. They are back in the mix. It's okay to lose to a club like Man City - it's a tough place to come. But to lose seven in ten - five league losses already - It has to be a crisis for a club like Liverpool. I thought Liverpool looked like a really weak team today. The manager said he was pleased with the second half, but the game was over! It's easy to play well when you're not playing for anything. I thought [Slot's] assessment of the game was spot on. City looked stronger, technically better and more physical than Liverpool today. [Liverpool] still had moments, they've always got quality, but the goals they're giving away - their decision making - was not good enough. There was a lack of intensity, a lack of energy. The subs, when they came on, looked really soft. I think it is a crisis for Liverpool", he said (via GOAL). Slot's side came into the game on the back of a mini-revival which saw them record back-to-back wins over Aston Villa and Real Madrid. Before then, they had lost six games in seven, including four in a row in the Premier League. The defeat at the Etihad Stadium leaves the Reds eight points adrift of league leaders Arsenal after just 11 rounds of matches this season. Their opponents on the day, Manchester City, are in second place, four points adrift of the Gunners. Manchester City take down Liverpool in Guardiola landmark gameManchested City recorded a statement 3-0 win over the reigning league champions in Pep Guardiola's 1,000th game as a manager. The Cityzens eased to a comfortable win in front of their fans to move to within four points of Arsenal at the summit of the standings. Guardiola's side were awarded a penalty inside the opening 12 minutes after Jeremy Doku drew a foul from Giorgi Mamardashvili, but the Georgian saved Erling Haaland's attempt. He was, however, powerless to stop the Norwegian scoring machine from heading home his 14th league goal 17 minutes later. Virgil van Dijk thought he had equalised for the Reds when his header nestled in the far corner following a corner, but his effort was ruled out for offside. The Cityzens doubled their advantage in first half stoppage time, with Nico Gonzalez firing an effort at goal which deflected in off Van Dijk. Manchester City remained in control of the game and added a third in the 63rd minute through the excellent Doku,who curled an effort into the top corner. The result means that the Cityzens have defeated the Reds for the first time in the league since April 2023, over two years ago.
