A wrap of the first day’s play of the 8th round match between New South Wales and Tasmania
ESPNcricinfo staff25-Feb-2017 Scorecard File photo – Ed Cowan built on his form to score another century•Getty Images
Ed Cowan’s 115 proved a lone hand for New South Wales in Wollongong as Tasmania made a bright start to their first Sheffield Shield match since the sacking of coach Dan Marsh.NSW lost regular wickets over the course of the day after being put in, four of them falling to the seam and swing of Simon Milenko. Tim Paine, recalled for his first Shield appearance this season, held a quartet of catches behind the stumps.Cowan, batting at No. 3 for the hosts, put on a strong display to follow up his double-century against Victoria at the MCG two rounds ago – he has prospered against the experimental Dukes ball being trialed for the back half of this Shield competition.His only real support came from the captain Moises Henriques, who made it to 47 in fourth-wicket stand worth 119 before falling to Sam Rainbird, who took two wickets. James Faulkner and Andrew Perrin also chipped in with two wickets each, as NSW folded for 253. Alex Doolan and Jake Hancock took Tasmania to 40 without loss at stumps.
حسمت 8 فرق تأهلها لدور ربع النهائي من بطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا موسم 2023-2024، بعد انتهاء مباريات دور الـ16 مساء الأربعاء.
واختتمت مباريات إياب دور الـ16 من دوري أبطال أوروبا، بمواجهتين بين أتلتيكو مدريد وإنتر ميلان، وبوروسيا دورتموند وآيندهوفن. الفرق المتأهلة إلى دور ربع نهائي دوري أبطال أوروبا
حجزت 3 فرق من إسبانيا مقاعد التأهل لربع النهائي، وفريقان من إنجلترا، وثنائي ألماني، وفريق فرنسي.
ريال مدريد الإسباني.
برشلونة الإسباني.
أتلتيكو مدريد الإسباني.
مانشستر سيتي الإنجليزي.
آرسنال الإنجليزي.
بايرن ميونخ الألماني.
بوروسيا دورتموند الألماني.
باريس سان جيرمان الفرنسي.
وقد تأهل ريال مدريد على حساب لايبزيج، وبرشلونة أقصى نابولي، وأتلتيكو مدريد أطاح بإنتر ميلان.
بايرن ميونخ حجز مقعده على حساب لاتسيو، ودورتموند تأهل أمام آيندهوفن، وآرسنال تغلب على بورتو، ومانشستر سيتي أقصى كوبنهاجن، أما باريس سان جيرمان فتأهل على حساب ريال سوسيداد. موعد قرعة ربع نهائي دوري أبطال أوروبا
تقام قرعة دور الـ8 من دوري أبطال أوروبا، يوم الجمعة الموافق 15 مارس الجاري، وذلك في تمام الساعة الواحدة ظهرًا بتوقيت القاهرة، الثانية ظهرًا بتوقيت المملكة العربية السعودية، ويعلن كذلك عن قرعة دور نصف النهائي.
Andrew Gale, Yorkshire’s captain for their back-to-back Championship victories in 2014 and 2015, is the county’s new Ist XI coach – but director of cricket Martyn Moxon says it is not a return to the insular days of old
David Hopps14-Nov-2016
Andrew Gale won back-to-back Championships as Yorkshire captain. Now he is taking over as coach•Sarah Ansell/Getty Images
Yorkshire’s director of cricket, Martyn Moxon, has vowed there will be no retreat to the insular ways of old after the county responded to the loss of Australian coach Jason Gillespie by promoting Andrew Gale from the ranks.Such assurances were conveyed to the first-team staff minutes before the official Headingley unveiling of Gale, who as Yorkshire’s 1st XI captain was one of the key figures in a renaissance which has brought two Championships in three years and supplied England with a steady stream of players. His opening words? “I bet this surprised you.”Gale has been an inspirational and respected figure as Yorkshire’s captain. His pride in the county has been unstinting, his sense of unity strong, his expectations expressed in straightforward terms that translated easily both within the squad and across the Broad Acres. His worth goes far beyond a playing-record of 8217 runs at 36.03. “I didn’t expect the opportunity to come as early as it has, but it is one that is too good to turn down,” he said.Nevertheless, Yorkshire’s history of self-sufficiency automatically invites the suspicion that they are sometimes overly tempted to trust their own judgment – it would certainly be in keeping with the political mood sweeping across the Western world – but Moxon has a broad outlook on such things and he welcomed the chance to scotch such a notion when he spoke to the players, many of whom had anticipated a high-profile appointment.”We are not seeing this as an insular appointment, absolutely not,” Moxon said. “I have mentioned that with the players. We don’t want to see this as ‘we know best’ and that we have been successful over the past five years so if we just keep doing what we are doing we will be fine. We know we need an open mind, we need to be looking at new ways of doing things and we need to keep moving forward.”Gale’s appointment was announced on the day of the Super Moon – the largest moon since 1948. Many astrologers contend that this is an omen, although they seem divided whether it is a sign of imminent prosperity or apocalypse.He immediately showed a willingness to question Yorkshire lore by advocating a root-and-branch examination, from junior cricket upwards, to address the county’s shortcomings in T20 cricket, an area to which Gillespie was unable to find a solution.”I think we could be a bit more dynamic in the way we play our one-day cricket,” he said. “At times we are a little bit one-dimensional. I don’t think we work hard enough on our skills in white-ball cricket and I also think we need to be a bit more fearless.”We are very traditional here in Yorkshire. The first thing you would teach a lad at 14-years-old is how to play a forward defence. You can make a career out of playing a scoop now. We need to change the mindset from top to bottom, right down to U-14s, U-15s. I know having played in the second team that there are other lads around the country who are a lot more skilful than our second team in the white-ball formats. Red ball is different – the lads know what they have to do – but from a white-ball perspective we are behind with our development.”There will be unworthy suspicions, too, that the choice of Gale, who has agreed a three-year contract, represents a cost-cutting measure only a week after Yorkshire, £22m in debt, protested that potential delays in the redevelopment of Headingley could seriously jeopardise their international future. “It’s nothing to do with the finances,” Moxon said, before adding light-heartedly, “Anyway, he might be on more money than Dizzy.”Gale has retired immediately, at 32, after first indicating at the end of the season that he wanted to prolong his career only to be persuaded by Moxon that the time was ripe. Michael Vaughan, the former England captain and a member of Yorkshire’s board, was another person who Gale used as a sounding board.He has immediate challenges, not least the choice of a successor for his own role as captain. Alex Lees holds the role in both limited-overs formats, but Gary Ballance is also an influential figure in a strong-willed dressing room and, if indications are that his England career is losing impetus, he is bound to receive serious considerationAn overseas player is also a priority. “It depends on what happens with England and we have one eye on that at the moment,” Moxon said. “But we are in the market for a top-order overseas batsman, I can say that for sure.”The appointment of Gale is a pragmatic response by Moxon, who was solely in charge of recruitment, after high-profile targets such as Paul Farbrace, the England assistant coach, and Richard Dawson, head coach at Gloucestershire – both former heads of the Yorkshire academy resisted overtures.There was even talk of Andy Flower, the former England coach, who is now in charge of England Lions, and Brad Hodge, the former Australian batsman who is making a name for himself as a T20 coach as assistant coach to Gillespie at Adelaide Strikers and with Gujarat Lions in IPL, also had his advocates.”Of course we were looking around and I’m sure you would expect me to do that,” Moxon said. “But when I appointed people like Dizzy or Farby it felt right. That is the biggest thing about this appointment: it feels right.Yorkshire’s 1st XI is an experienced group, especially among the bowlers, which has persuaded Moxon that continuity matters. “It’s important we keep that continuity and protect the environment that we’ve created, one that has been successful for us.”The qualities are the togetherness we have had in the group, the strong leadership we have had, everyone knowing their role, everyone enjoying each other’s success and an honesty within the whole group. It has been a true team on and off the field”What took up most of my thoughts was running the first team in the short term. It was clear to me he was the best man to do that. It was the least disruptive option. We want to avoid chopping and changing particularly when at a crucial period when the transition of the team is taken place.”Gale’s immediate conclusion when Gillespie confirmed that he would be returning full-time to Australia had been that the vacancy had come too soon for him. But he will take his Level 4 coaching exams as soon as possible – he is already Level 3 – and his involvement in coaching is already substantial.Jason Gillespie and Andrew Gale combined successfully as coach and captain•PA Photos
He is the joint owner of the Pro Coach Cricket Academy, which is based next to Yorkshire’s own academy at Headingley and which delivers a wide range of coaching clinics across the county for children and adults of all abilities – sometimes in alliance with Yorkshire. Yorkshire are expected to examine how that relationship exists to safeguard Gale from suggestions of any conflict of interests.”Initially we don’t need him to be a top-level coach,” Moxon said. “We need him to be a leader and a manager of men. He can do that. He will grow into the coaching side of things over the next couple of years. He is highly qualified in the way that he has led the team as captain over the past seven years and has expertise that we didn’t want to lose at the club.”Gale had admitted to Moxon and Gillespie in mid-season that he was not enjoying his cricket and was contemplating retirement. He had been disappointed to lose not just the captaincy, but only to make fleeting appearances in Yorkshire’s limited-overs side. His batting had become scratchy and his fielding was showing of signs of wear and tear. In September, he stared down an average of 21 in the Championship and resolved to carry on, but a coaching career was inevitable. It was just a matter of when and where.As potential coaches were openly discussed around the county, Gale was under no lllusions that his Yorkshire career was drawing to a close. He remained under contract, but he had averaging only 21 in first-class cricket in 2016 and Alex Lees had replaced him as Yorkshire’s captain in both limited-overs formats. His batting had become increasingly scratchy and his fielding was showing premature signs of age.”When I drove into Headingley a fortnight or so ago, as a player, I had the feeling of ‘here we go again'” he said. “Now I have driven here today with a real sense of excitement.”Obviously, I have experience at grassroots running my own coaching company, and I have worked with young batters as a senior player about how they can improve their game, but I know senior coaching is different. I am willing to learn on the job and I need to learn quickly.”Gale is too grounded to be overly concerned by the fact that he was not Yorkshire’s first choice. Most people are second choice to somebody, theoretically anyway. In fact, as club captain, he could hardly be unaware of the dead ends that Moxon came up against as he tried to find a replacement for Gillespie. But he also knows that when the applications came in, he was rapidly preferred.”I’m under no illusion that the club would have preferred an international coach, but Martyn’s philosophy was that if they couldn’t get that then they didn’t want too much change,” he said. “I know the players inside out so that transition should be easier than somebody we could have ended up taking a punt on: we could have ended up putting fires out in the middle of the season. The state that the club is in at the moment it just needs to continue the good work we have done.”Obviously, you are going to be more distant from the players. You are making judgments on their place in the team, and on their careers, but the relationship will naturally get further apart, but I know what makes the players tick and how to get the best out of them. Whether I’m captain or coach, that’s going to be the key in the short-term for this role.” I’ve never been frightened to make those decisions as a captain anyway. I guess there might be a few tough words but that’s part and parcel of the job.”
Manchester United appear to be looking to strengthen their options at right-back this summer, following an update on the club's reported interest in Monaco star, Vanderson.
What's the latest on Vanderson to Man United?
According to Brazilian outlet, Zero Hora, the Red Devils are said to have proposed a potential offer to the Ligue 1 outfit for the signing of the 21-year-old, albeit with that unofficial bid having seemingly fallen short of the selling club's €50m (£43m) asking price.
As the piece adds, however, there is still hope for United that a deal can be agreed for the former Gremio ace, with it said that the promising full-back is 'likely' to seal an exit from Stade Louis II in the coming weeks, with a move to Old Trafford seemingly 'possible'.
The report does also go on to note that Erik ten Hag and co will face competition for the defender's signature, however, with a host of Premier League clubs also keeping tabs on his progress.
Who is Vanderson?
The 5 foot 8 Brazilian could well represent a long-term solution for Ten Hag on the right side of the defence, with the youngster having previously been hailed as a "complete full-back" by talent scout Jacek Kulig as a marker of his exciting potential.
With United having only recently handed fellow right-back Diogo Dalot a new long-term deal until 2028, it would appear that the signing of Vanderson would then spell bad news for Aaron Wan-Bissaka, despite the Englishman's resurgence of late.
Man United's Aaron Wan-Bissaka
The latter man had previously looked certain to move on heading into the January transfer window after making just a solitary, four-minute cameo appearance prior to the World Cup break, although the 25-year-old has since established himself as a regular fixture in the side, having even started in the FA Cup final clash last weekend.
Even so, however, The Athletic revealed back in April that Ten Hag was keen to find a more 'attacking' option in that right-back role, with there a potential for Wan-Bissaka to be moved on if a suitable target could be found.
Vanderson, therefore, could well be the man to push the former Crystal Palace ace out the door, having offered a far greater attacking threat of late after scoring once and registering four assists in 31 league appearances this season as well as creating six big chances, while Wan-Bissaka failed to score or register an assist, while also creating just one big chance in 19 league outings.
Interestingly, the Monaco man could also prove more effective in a defensive sense after averaging an impressive 2.7 tackles and 1.5 interceptions per game in 2022/23, with a greater record than the current United man, who averaged just 2.1 and 1.2 for the same two metrics, respectively.
Having made an "exceptional adaptation" to life in France over the last 18 months or so since his arrival from his homeland – according to former boss Philippe Clement – the hope will be that Vanderson can slot in just as comfortably if he is to make the move to the Theatre of Dreams this summer.
If that deal is to come to fruition, Wan-Bissaka will certainly be fearing for his place at the club…
Nuwan Kulasekara, the Sri Lanka fast bowler, has been released on bail after he was involved in an accident that caused the death of a 28-year-old, according to an SLC release.”Preliminary inquiries have revealed that Mr Kulasekara was returning to Colombo from Kandy, when the unfortunate motorcycle rider who was travelling in the opposite direction had lost control of his bike whilst trying to overtake a bus and got flung into Mr Kulasekara’s path,” the release said.Kulasekara, 34, retired from Test cricket in June in order to focus on his limited-overs career.
أوضحت إذاعة “كادينا سير” الإسبانية، موقف لاعب وسط نادي ريال مدريد، لوكا مودريتش، من الرحيل بنهاية الموسم الحالي مع اقتراب عقده على الانتهاء.
ومدد مودريتش عقده مع ريال مدريد في الصيف الماضي لمدة موسم واحد ينتهي في 30 يونيو 2024، وهي استراتيجية النادي الإسباني لأي لاعب يتخطى سن الثلاثين.
كانت هناك الكثير من الشائعات حول إمكانية رحيل مودريتش عن ريال مدريد في يناير إلى الدوري السعودي قبل 6 أشهر من عقده، وذلك لعدم مشاركته المستمرة مع الملكي هذا الموسم.
اقرأ أيضًا | رسميًا.. ريال مدريد يُعلن عن أول الراحلين قبل نهاية الميركاتو الشتوي
ولكن انتهى سوق الانتقالات في السعودية بالأمس، وسيستمر الكرواتي الدولي في ريال مدريد لأن اللاعب فضل البقاء عن الرحيل إلى السعودية أو حتى أمريكا، بحسب التقرير.
ولم يطلب مودريتش أبدًا من إدارة ريال مدريد الرحيل، لأنه يعلم بالفعل أنه لن يشارك بصفة دائمة مع وجود لاعبين شباب رائعين.
الأمر نفسه بالنسبة لنادي ريال مدريد، الذي لم يدفع مودريتش لطلب الرحيل، لكن لم يكن ليمنع اللاعب من الرحيل إذا رغب، فالقرار النهائي يرجع إلى الكرواتي.
وهو نفس الحال مع نهاية الموسم، سيكون هناك تقييم في ريال مدريد لمستوى الكرواتي وسيتم مناقشة مستقبله مع الفريق وربما يكون هناك تجديد آخر أو لا مثلما هو الحال مع، توني كروس.
Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner has said scoring over 200 was the key in the IPL final against Royal Challengers Bangalore
ESPNcricinfo staff29-May-2016Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner has said scoring over 200 was the key in the IPL final against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Warner had opted to bat in Bangalore and helped his team put up 208 for 7 with his ninth half-century of the tournament, which they won for the first time in their fourth season.”We knew we had to get 200 against these guys, they have a phenomenal batting line-up,” Warner said. “We knew we had to win three games to win this tournament. To come here and beat Bangalore in front of this crowd, we were true underdogs. But we executed our skills, we batted well, bowled well, and fielded well. For us, the key was team effort all the way. [Time to put my feet up] for 24 hours and then I’m off to the Caribbean. But the guys will well and truly celebrate this and it’s time to have a beer.”[It’s a] fantastic team achievement and for me personally it’s overwhelming. To lead this side and the support these players gave me to lead by example and me pulling my weight with the runs…Obviously all the other guys doing their job. But look, it’s been fantastic, it’s been a hard journey for the last two years. From my experience as captain, the credit goes to all the guys.”You need to get a lot of individual players to step up, players need to gel together and get the combinations right. For us the key was to try and emulate with our fielding, that part towards the end here.”Warner did not hesitate to praise the efforts and form of his counterpart, Virat Kohli, who scored 54 off 35 and was part of a rapid opening stand of 114 in 10.3 overs with Chris Gayle, before quick wickets dented Royal Challengers’ chase and they never recovered.”What a leader, Virat Kohli,” Warner said. “I can’t take it away from him. He set the benchmark for all batsmen this tournament and they are a fantastic team.”Kohli, on the other hand, was aggrieved after the eight-run loss and even though he ended as the tournament’s highest run-scorer, a half-century in the final was not enough.”We are really proud of the way we played as a team,” Kohli said. “I mentioned before the finals this was for the people of Bangalore. We wanted to do it for them because of the continuous support we have had. Even when we had the worst of seasons, they have come out to support us. I feel gutted that we were not able to cross the line for them. All the guys have been wanting to cross the line, we reached the finals twice and once in Champions League as well.”We were walking around thanking the crowd and Dan [Daniel Vettori] mentioned to me, ‘we got 200 and we lost.’ So that felt a bit weird that we were short by eight runs. We knew one big partnership would set the tone for us but me and AB [de Villiers] getting out quickly was a big blow. I knew I had things under control and we could achieved the target had I stayed with AB a little longer. They got a bit of luck and then they capitalized, that’s why they are the champion side.”Why Sunrisers won was because they have a strong bowling attack. I knew I was hitting the ball well and I just wanted to keep contributing. If you try to do things for your team, you end up doing special things along the way. That’s a lesson for me as a batsman and everyone around the world. I surprised myself there [with four hundreds in the tournament] little bit, to be honest. I opened the innings as well, we have to consider that someone batting at No. 3 or 4 will not be able to get as many runs so I don’t take these things for granted.”It (orange cap) is a nice incentive with the way we have gone about this season but it doesn’t feel really nice to be at the other side of the result. As a personal achievement this is very special knowing that we have eight teams with world-class batsmen. It feels nice to have scored more than anyone else more importantly so that we reached the finals and it gives me more pleasure than it would have otherwise.”Bhuvneshwar Kumar played a crucial role once again in the end overs and bowled accurate yorkers, which he said are the key in T20s to stem the flow of runs. “I just had to keep myself composed in the end,” he said. “I knew if I would get it right, they wouldn’t be able to score runs. That’s the demand of this game…If you get the yorkers right it’s the best way to stop the runs in the death overs. Warner just said to keep my yorkers right, he asked me to keep myself composed.”Shikhar Dhawan, Warner’s opening partner admitted that even though their batting order didn’t fire at the beginning of the tournament, the side gained more balance once they started posting better totals. “It has been a great season for me and the team,” he said. “Davey led from the front from the first game and hats off to him. It has been a great journey. I feel our team is balanced. Initially we didn’t click as a batting unit then as the tournament went ahead, we started putting more runs on the board. The way [Ben] Cutting has got into the side and he played just two or three matches, but has performed really well.”
كشف مصدر مسؤول داخل الفريق الأول لكرة القدم في النادي الأهلي، عن توقيع عمر كمال عبد الواحد للمارد الأحمر لمدة 3 مواسم ونصف، وذلك خلال فترة الانتقالات الشتوية الجارية.
وكان “بطولات” قد علم أن ثلاثي الأهلي محمد زعلوك وأحمد كباكا وعبد الرحمن رشدان سينتقلون إلى صفوف فيوتشر ضمن صفقة عمر كمال. طالع التفاصيل
وقال المصدر لـ”بطولات” إن عمر كمال عبد الواحد وقع للأهلي لمدة 3 مواسم ونصف، مع وجود بند يتيح للأحمر تمديد التعاقد لمدة عام إضافي.
وأوضح التفاصيل المالية في عقد عمر كمال عبد الواحد مع الأهلي وهو ما نكشفه في السطور التالية. التفاصيل المالية لعقد عمر كمال عبد الواحد مع الأهلي
– 6 ملايين في أول 6 أشهر.
– 10 ملايين في الموسم الجديد.
– 11 مليونًا في الموسم الثاني.
– 12 مليونًا في الموسم الثالث.
تجدر الإشارة إلى أن الأهلي أعلن قبل يومين عن ضم الفلسطيني وسام أبو علي من نادي سيريس السويدي.
Mikel Arteta has led Arsenal to an incredible campaign so far, with the Gunners so close to claiming their first Premier League crown since 2003/04.
The next few weeks will arguably be the most important in the club’s recent history and the decision to remain patient with the Spaniard could be the wisest decision this Arsenal board ever do, with the fruits of his labour beginning to pay off.
His record in the transfer market has been incredibly good during his spell as boss, managing to lure the likes of Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko to the club, and with them, he has formed a potential title-winning team.
There have been a few players he has perhaps sold too soon however, with Joe Willock and Matteo Guendouzi starring for their current clubs across the continent.
Yet it was the decision to move on goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez that the 41-year-old may well be regretting, particularly with his value now soaring.
How much is Emiliano Martinez worth now?
The Argentine 'keeper spent ten years in north London, yet he made only 38 appearances for the first team, having to rely on a succession of loan moves to lower-league clubs to gain vital playing time.
Arteta decided it was best for him to move on in 2020, selling him for £20m to Aston Villa and the move couldn’t have gone better for the 30-year-old.
He has played over 100 matches for Villa since joining, keeping 35 clean sheets, and he has even developed into an international star such is his form since leaving Arsenal.
Emiliano Martinez for Argentina
Indeed, Martinez was a key proponent for Argentina at the 2021 Copa America, saving three penalties against Colombia in their semi-final shootout win, and who could forget his World Cup antics just last year?
He managed to save two of the Netherlands' efforts in their quarter-final shootout, before denying Kingsley Coman in the final to secure Argentina’s third World Cup triumph. In the process, he also secured himself the Golden Glove award, not bad going for someone who made his debut for his country in 2021.
Former Argentina defender Pablo Zabaleta dubbed the 6 foot 5 stopper “crazy” following his exploits against the Dutch in Qatar and his value has risen astronomically since departing the Gunners in 2020.
Martinez is now estimated to be worth as much as £60m, according to transfer insider Dean Jones, proving that despite the form of Aaron Ramsdale, perhaps it was a big mistake to cash in on the Argentine titan when they did.
Indeed, he has developed into one of the best goalkeepers in the world recently.
Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold has been slammed by sections of the media for his display as the Reds fell victim to a 4-1 defeat against bitter rivals Man City.
Man City vs Liverpool talking points
Jurgen Klopp's side travelled to Eastlands with the aim of maintaining their Premier League top four push and possibly putting a dent in City's title hopes.
Starting off very well, Mohamed Salah gifted the travelling side an early lead after a swift counter-attack – with the Egyptian feeding off Diogo Jota to score Liverpool's only goal of the game on 17 minutes.
However, it didn't take long for City, who were without star striker Erling Haaland, to get on level terms as a wonderfully-worked goal was finished by Julian Alvarez from close range.
The game was on a knife edge at 1-1 until Kevin De Bruyne burst the net almost immediately after the second half restart, with that strike then opening the floodgates for City. Goals from Ilkay Gundogan and Jack Grealish sealed what was a dominant victory for Pep Guardiola and an afternoon to forget for Liverpool.
What are the media saying about Trent?
Many members of the media have picked out one player for criticism in Alexander-Arnold with the England international constantly being dealt problems by Grealish.
The 24-year-old was slammed for his defensive display with some reporters even claiming he 'can't be bothered' and quite simply needs to adapt.
Here's what they had to say:
"Abject 2nd half by Liverpool. Barely made a tackle as City embarrassed them. Alexander Arnold can't be bothered to defend & gets targeted every match." – Uche Amako, The Telegraph (via Twitter).
"Trent Alexander Arnold, mehn. Defensively, it’s been very, very poor." – Luis Miguel Echegaray, ESPN (via Twitter).
"This whole issue with the space in behind Trent Alexander-Arnold seriously needs addressing by Liverpool. It’s been going on for months. He needs to adapt." – Emma Sanders, BBC Sport (via Twitter).
"Without the Hendo-Wijnaldum shield, and without a co-ordinated high-press, Trent Alexander-Arnold is just FOOD for left-wingers these days. and Grealish has absolutely feasted today." – Muhammad Butt, football writer and podcaster (via Twitter).
Our Verdict
As per SofaScore, this could've been an afternoon to forget for Alexander-Arnold, who lost half of his ground duels up against City and was subject to a Man of the Match display from Grealish.
The former Aston Villa star's poise proved too much for Liverpool and Trent in particular with Grealish bagging a goal and an assist for his trouble.
It's now up to Klopp find a way around his player's defensive weaknesses and play to his strengths ahead of what will be a crunch end of season run in.