Liverpool legend Ronnie Whelan has admitted that he did not expect the Reds to thrash Manchester City 3-0 in the Premier League last night.
Jurgen Klopp’s team, who were beaten by Manchester City in the League Cup final on penalties at the weekend, exacted sweet revenge, courtesy of goals from Adam Lallana, James Milner and Roberto Firmino.
The Citizens never really got going at Anfield as the loss seriously dented their Premier League title hopes.
And Whelan, who felt Manchester City fielded a stronger team in the Premier League encounter than they did in the cup final, lauded Liverpool for keeping Manuel Pellegrini’s team in check for the entire game.
“I wasn’t [expecting this result], especially after seeing City’s team”, he said on LFC TV after the game.
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“It was a stronger team to that they played on Sunday. The likes of [Pablo] Zabaleta and [Jesus] Navas, the pace down the right hand side, but we negated that.
“They never had time on the ball, they wanted it nice and easy, but we never at any stage let them have it nice and easy.”
Liverpool, who have now recorded a memorable league double over Manchester City, having defeated the Etihad Stadium outfit 4-1 in the corresponding fixture earlier in the season, presently find themselves eighth in the Premier League with 41 points from 27 games, six points adrift of the top four.
