Manchester Metropolis goalkeeper Stefan Ortega has shockingly declared that town of Liverpool is ‘most likely not the perfect half’ of the UK.
An indignant Ortega made the remark after Metropolis misplaced 2-0 to Arne Slot’s Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday in an enormous blow to their top-flight title hopes.
Throughout the match, Liverpool followers taunted Guardiola by telling him he’d be ‘sacked’ within the morning amid seven winless video games throughout all competitions.
Ortega, sharing his response, took purpose on the complete metropolis of Liverpool and stated: ‘Somebody instructed me earlier than that this space [Liverpool] might be not the perfect half within the UK. I feel the supervisor reacted very well.’
Liverpool and Metropolis have been engaged in a tense rivalry in latest seasons, which arguably peaked in 2019-20 when the Reds gained the Premier League beneath Jurgen Klopp.
After Klopp left Anfield on the finish of final season, it was thought that Liverpool would enter a interval of transition beneath new boss Arne Slot.
However it has not panned out that approach, with Slot’s facet very a lot in competition to raise this season’s Premier League trophy.
After their 2-0 win over title rivals Metropolis, Liverpool are 9 factors away from second-placed Arsenal and third-placed Chelsea with 13 video games performed.
Soccer pundit Gary Neville firmly believes Liverpool are actually ‘robust favourites’ to land this season’s Premier League title.
‘None of us anticipated it,’ Neville instructed Sky Sports activities. ‘I feel Liverpool followers anticipated it.
‘They might have anticipated them to complete within the high 4 however it’s completely sensible what Arne Slot’s executed and it will get actually critical. It’s gone from being a honeymoon interval, an awesome begin to hold on a minute.
‘There’s an actual expectation however they’ll be very, very robust favourites. 9 factors away from Arsenal, 11 factors away from Manchester Metropolis and there’s nonetheless 4 or 5 months to go. The title race doesn’t begin till April. We’re simply in early December.
‘I’m not saying Liverpool are going to win the league. I nonetheless suppose there’s a protracted technique to go. However there isn’t any doubt that now there’ll be an expectation.’
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