We didn't play well — Liverpool boss Klopp analyses Man City draw

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says his team did not play well despited getting a draw against Manchester City.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp analysed the clash against Manchester City, and despite getting a draw, he admitted his team did not play well.

The rival teams played out a 1-1 draw at Etihad Stadium, leaving them vulnerable at the top of the table to Arsenal, who leapfrogged both clubs after beating Brentford.

Erling Haaland gave the hosts the lead in the first-half, and after failing to pile on and create a bigger margin, the Premier League champions settled for a mere point after a Trent Alexander 

What Klopp said

"We’re still in a process. If we’d played really well today, we could have won; we didn’t,” he admitted, per the BBC.

“We played OK. We caused them problems as well, but our good moments didn’t feel that good to us [in the first half]. We had to stretch ourselves again [in the second half]. We adapted our positioning slightly. Unfortunately, we lost Diogo [Jota]. With Ali, we’ll have to see.

"I told the boys at half-time, Imagine what it would be like if we were playing well. We had to settle a little bit. Putting Trent in a different position defensively, plus Dom [Szoboszlai] and Mo [Salah] closing that gap in the second half gave us much more stability. From there we could play football ourselves.

"We had good moments. I wish we could have had more. For the moment we’re in, we should take the point as a success. I have nothing to complain about there. Trent made a difference today. Before we start talking about positioning, I think it helps us to have him on the right wing from time to time."

Meanwhile, Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola was happy about his team’s performance against Liverpool, despite settling for a draw after dominating for a huge chunk of the game.

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