Five positives we can take from Liverpool vs Man City

Realism and reaction

To give some context, this is only the third time Liverpool have lost in the Premier League since August 2018. The second time at the Etihad.

It shows that Liverpool, however much the most optimistic of fans’ may doubt, are human.

The Reds host Aston Villa on Sunday and with potential rotation in the pipeline, it is expected that Klopp and his players will be more than up for it – the motivation has to be reignited, whereas the attitude portrayed at the Etihad showed a distinct lack of.