Pep Guardiola celebrated his first win at Liverpool since the Covid era, highlighted by significant performances from seasoned players. Before joining his victorious team in front of Manchester City’s ecstatic away fans, Guardiola glanced skyward at Anfield and sent a kiss upward. This venue has often been a challenge for the City manager over the last decade, but if the title race follows the dramatic twist of this win, his 11th and perhaps last visit to Liverpool might be seen as pivotal.
Was Guardiola’s gesture of gratitude aimed at Gianluigi Donnarumma, the goalkeeper who frustrated Liverpool in the Champions League with Paris Saint-Germain last season and blocked a 99th-minute equalizer with a remarkable save against Alexis Mac Allister? Or was it for Erling Haaland’s unflinching penalty that clinched the comeback six minutes earlier? Marc Guéhi’s resilience, along with his teammates’, amid Liverpool’s second-half surge warranted commendation. The ex-Liverpool target eventually received a kiss from Guardiola, a tribute well-earned.
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