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Arne Slot's disastrous decision as hapless Liverpool torn apart by free-flowing Man City
Liverpool have been dumped out the FA Cup after a hapless display against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday
Football has a strange habit of creating sliding doors moments - over the summer, Manchester City fans were furious after they missed out on the signing of Florian Wirtz.
It's been seven months since the German arrived on Merseyside, and he spent his Saturday lunchtime chasing the shadow of Rayan Cherki - the man City signed instead for a fraction of the price.
It's slightly harsh on Wirtz, he looked like one of the very few that wanted to win at the Etihad, but the Liverpool were run ragged by Wirtz and his partner in crime in the FA Cup: Erling Haaland.
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Slot's players look to have lost faith in the Dutchman, while the City slickers were at their brilliant best, a large majority of the Liverpool side looked like they just couldn't be bothered.
It was a lazy talent by Virgil van Dijk to gift City a penalty - after Liverpool had, arguably, been the better side. And Wirtz was then jogging back for City's second.
A slick passing move sent City three ahead, while Van Dijk was unforgivable for not getting more pressure on Haaland for City's fourth.
Mohamed Salah announced he was leaving Liverpool at the end of the season across the international break - and it was the start of his farewell at the Etihad Stadium.
Salah spectacularly fluffed his lines with the score level at 0-0, sending the ball out for a throw-in with the help of some excellent defending from Abdukodir Khusanov.
And he again missed from the spot before being hooked by Slot.
The Dutchman has a big decision on his hands heading into a season defining game against PSG in the Champions League.
Winning the entire competition might be the best route into Europe for Liverpool - but Salah is out of form.
Slot will want to give Salah the send off he deserves - but he'll also want to win, and the path to winning might not involve Salah.
Daily Star Sunday
Liverpool have been dumped out the FA Cup after a hapless display against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday
Football has a strange habit of creating sliding doors moments - over the summer, Manchester City fans were furious after they missed out on the signing of Florian Wirtz.
It's been seven months since the German arrived on Merseyside, and he spent his Saturday lunchtime chasing the shadow of Rayan Cherki - the man City signed instead for a fraction of the price.
It's slightly harsh on Wirtz, he looked like one of the very few that wanted to win at the Etihad, but the Liverpool were run ragged by Wirtz and his partner in crime in the FA Cup: Erling Haaland.
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Slot's players look to have lost faith in the Dutchman, while the City slickers were at their brilliant best, a large majority of the Liverpool side looked like they just couldn't be bothered.
It was a lazy talent by Virgil van Dijk to gift City a penalty - after Liverpool had, arguably, been the better side. And Wirtz was then jogging back for City's second.
A slick passing move sent City three ahead, while Van Dijk was unforgivable for not getting more pressure on Haaland for City's fourth.
Mohamed Salah announced he was leaving Liverpool at the end of the season across the international break - and it was the start of his farewell at the Etihad Stadium.
Salah spectacularly fluffed his lines with the score level at 0-0, sending the ball out for a throw-in with the help of some excellent defending from Abdukodir Khusanov.
And he again missed from the spot before being hooked by Slot.
The Dutchman has a big decision on his hands heading into a season defining game against PSG in the Champions League.
Winning the entire competition might be the best route into Europe for Liverpool - but Salah is out of form.
Slot will want to give Salah the send off he deserves - but he'll also want to win, and the path to winning might not involve Salah.
Daily Star Sunday