Was a very strange shape we set up with. It allowed Liverpool to get on the front foot straight away because our players didn’t have a clue who to play it through and their pressing and intensity wouldn’t let us play our usual game. No one would pass to Gundo on the right wing which meant we were constantly looking to Sane who was double marked and we became very predictable. Second half was marginally better, after Pep balanced out the formation, as we managed to control possession but a combination of Liverpool defending well and us being frustrated and rushing passes meant we couldn’t do anything with it.
Laporte shouldn’t be at LB, he looked unsure of where to be and what to do for most of the game. Also Gündogan shouldn’t be played anywhere other than through the middle as an alternative to Dave and KDB. All of our players played badly today but that was due to the system deployed and Klopp’s tactics, not individual performances. Didn’t think I’d be saying this but they played really well tonight. Let’s hope next week we play a much more fluid system and Aguero is fit.
