Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane believes Liverpool's 1-0 win over Manchester City at Anfield on Sunday afternoon could be a 'turning point' in the Merseysiders' season.
Mohamed Salah, who has now scored nine goals in 17 career appearances against City, netted the only goal of the game with just under 15 minutes of normal time left to play. He latched onto Alisson's long punt up field, turned Joao Cancelo, raced clear and buried a low shot past Ederson, sparking wild scenes.
It was enough to bring City's unbeaten start to the Premier League campaign to an end, meaning they are now four points behind leaders Arsenal, who defeated Leeds United 1-0 at Elland Road earlier in the day. By contrast, though, it was just Liverpool's third league win of the season.
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However, Keane, who felt City ran out of ideas, believes it could be a significant turning point in the campaign for Jurgen Klopp's side, who were fortunate to see Phil Foden's opener chalked off for a foul by Erling Haaland on Fabinho in the build-up.
"Brilliant from Liverpool, finding a way to win a game of football, they deserved it," Keane told Sky Sports. "City did run out of ideas but Liverpool hung in there.
"They probably should've scored earlier and had a big bit of luck with the decision. They're talking about Jurgen Klopp and it being the end for Liverpool, certainly not.
"You can see the passion and emotion, he got a red card, huge day for Liverpool, massive three points. You couldn’t begrudge them."
Liverpool have now won each of their last two games in all competitions, scoring eight goals in the process. It has, although they remain ten points behind City in the standings, given them a lift as they look to get their campaign back on track.
"It was a big lift for the club," Keane added. "The players and the manager have been heavily criticised and rightly so after their start to the season, following the standards they've set in recent seasons.
"This could be a turning point for them. It was the way they won the game; I don’t think there was any necessary quality, there was an edge, intensity, question marks over the team in the last week or two.
"They've had a good week; scoring seven at Rangers, that was a boost for the attacking players.
"Brighton came here and scored three. To keep a clean sheet against Man City, you would never have thought that; you'd think if they were going to win the game, they'd have to do it by two or three goals."
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