Liverpool 3-1 Man City: Five things we learned as Nunez shines and Haaland left frustrated

Haaland runs go unanswered

The most obvious takeaway from a City perspective was a lack of harmony between the creative stars and marquee summer signing Erling Haaland. Time and again, the Norwegian made the kind of runs in behind that earned him bags of goals at Borussia Dortmund, but they were generally ignored by the Sky Blues. 

It seems as though it will take Pep Guardiola’s team some time to get used to having that kind of weapon up top after winning the league last term without a senior striker. On a rare occasion that Haaland was found over the top, he shrugged off Andrew Robertson before forcing Adrian into a save. 

He was, however, left red-faced in the game’s dying embers as he missed a simple chance, striking the bar from point-blank range. 

source: express.co.uk