Manchester City 2-1 Liverpool: 5 Talking Points | Premier League 2018-19

Manchester City v Liverpool
Manchester City v Liverpool

#2 Unnecessary rotations hurt Liverpool

Shaqiri and Fabinho were dropped for Henderson and Milner tonight.
Shaqiri and Fabinho were dropped for Henderson and Milner tonight.

James Milner returned to full fitness just in time for tonight's mega-fixture, displacing man in form Xherdan Shaqiri, whilst captain Jordan Henderson started over Brazilian stalwart Fabinho, who's been involved in all of Liverpool's last 12 league games, starting 8 of them.

The change seemed to have affected Liverpool's rhythm as the league leaders sorely missed both their summer signings, as Henderson and Milner just couldn't provide the same combination of grit and silk that the Swiss and Brazilian internationals offered.

The Englishmen have a lot of experience and are great players but tonight's game wasn't the one to throw them back as Klopp failed to take an opportunity to go 10 points clear at the top. However, this is still Liverpool's title to lose.

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