LIVERPOOL, England -- Three thoughts from Liverpool's 1-0 win against Manchester City at Anfield.
1. Liverpool win by doing basics better
Liverpool asserted themselves as Chelsea's closest challengers in the Premier League title race by simply doing the basics better than Manchester City during their 1-0 victory at Anfield.
That the only goal of the game came from a City mistake emphasises the fact that Pep Guardiola's team once again let themselves down with a lack of focus and concentration when it came to keeping the ball away from the opposition.
Aleksandar Kolarov not only lost possession with a sloppy pass deep in the Liverpool half, the City full-back also failed to jump properly when Georginio Wijnaldum rose above him to head in the cross from Adam Lallana, which came from Kolarov's mistake made in the first place.