Jurgen Klopp’s side switched between 4 different structures without the ball to stop Manchester City in the middle third by pressing high from midfield.
The Reds scored three times in a rousing eight-minute spell in the second half to go 4-1 up, then clung on after City scored twice in the last six minutes.
UEFA B coach and tactical analyst, Sławek Morawski, highlighted some key points in Liverpool’s overall tactics.
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Liverpool played well but they could not overcome an early mistake from Alisson that led to Arsenal’s only goal in a 1-0 loss to the Gunners at Anfield. It is Arsenal’s first victory at Anfield since 2012.
As expected, Andoni Iraola made several changes to the Starting XI ahead of the huge EPL clash with Arsenal. Trey Nyoni gets a surprise start in front of Ryan Gravenberch in the midfield while Dominik Szoboszlai return to the bench after recovering from injury.
The match with Arsenal is Liverpool’s 7th of 9 games before the November international break. Therefore, expect Andoni Iraola to continue to rotate heavily and go back to a pretty standard lineup for recent EPL matches. In fact, this is the exact same lineup used against Brighton so it’s a good bet he will go…