Roy Keane criticised Liverpool for their lack of fight after the 3-0 defeat to Manchester City. The former Manchester United midfielder accused the Reds of "giving up" following Gravenberch's red card.

Gravenberch was sent off by Chris Kavanagh shortly after the 60th minute, when the match was still evenly contested. Liverpool was dominating Maresca's side and, after the red card, Donnarumma had to be at his best to prevent the Reds from going ahead.

However, just minutes after Liverpool found themselves down to ten men, Haaland broke the deadlock. Manchester City then took control of the closing stages, extending their lead through goals from Doku and Foden, taking full advantage of their numerical superiority. Keane consequently accused Liverpool of feeling sorry for themselves and downing tools at the worst possible moment.

He said: "As soon as a player gets sent off, you start feeling sorry for yourselves. Some Liverpool players looked like strangers watching the game unfold on the pitch. You have to re-engage, and then you can take a breather.

"You have to run those extra five or ten metres, and they switched off at the wrong time.

"We said they might be tired; after the red card, they spent a few minutes feeling sorry for themselves. Once that mindset sets in, they conceded three goals in 13 minutes. You can't give up at this level of football."

Traduit par IA.

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