5 Talking Points from Liverpool's sublime win against Manchester City

#5 City missing Ederson

Mane sneaked the third goal past Bravo who got a hand to it but it wasn't strong enough

Two seasons ago, when City had just hired Pep Guardiola and the Spaniard failed to win the title in his first season, one of the big reasons for that failure was the lack of a goalkeeper who could play out from the back like Ederson.

Since the Brazilian goalkeeper's arrival, Manchester City's playing out from the back has been taken up a notch. Further, Ederson is also a master in terms of shot-stopping and his reading of the game. While Claudio Bravo is no slouch, it may be fair to say that Ederson was surely missed by the Citizens.

One of the key differentiating factors between the two is distribution of the ball which Liverpool benefitted from especially when Allison initiated the attack that led to the third goal but Bravo didn't make any such contributions in the game. Which is not a poor reflection on the former Barcelona goalkeeper, rather, it puts the missing Ederson in a glowing light.