3 things Manchester City got wrong in 1-2 defeat to Liverpool

#1 Over-reliance on Sane as an attacking outlet cost Manchester City dearly

Trent Alexander-Arnold was once again up to the task against Leroy Sane

Liverpool knew the longer they kept City from getting the second goal, the greater the chances of hitting them on the break and pulling one back. They overloaded the centre and forced Kevin De Bruyne and Fernandinho to constantly go wide.

David Silva was often found operating on the left wing alongside Leroy Sane after being starved of space in the centre. However, Sane, who had struggled against Trent Alexander-Arnold in the first leg at Anfield, looked out of sorts once again today.

The German was caught offside far too many times and if he had the patience to hold his runs a little while longer, City could have had one or maybe even two more goals.

Sane's crossing was uncharacteristically off the mark and often delivered balls too close to Loris Karius and even with Manchester City committing plenty of bodies forward, he couldn't come up with anything of note from the left wing.

He was unfortunate to have been denied a goal though. But Manchester City have quite a few questions to ask themselves because all may not be as rosy as it may have seemed just about a week back and there are 3 back to back defeats to show for it.