Dhe English football champions Manchester City suffered a surprising defeat in the Premier League after three wins in a row. The team around former Dortmund striker Erling Haaland lost 1-2 (1-1) in their own stadium against the strong FC Brentford from London on Saturday in their own stadium because of two goals by Ivan Toney. In the last game before the World Cup break, Liverpool FC beat Southampton FC 3-1 (3-1), who parted ways with coach Ralph Hasenhüttl at the beginning of the week.
Toney scored the winning goal for Brentford, with German pro Vitaly Janelt in the starting XI, in the eighth minute of added time after first putting the visitors ahead in the 16th minute. Phil Foden (45+1), who was called up to England’s World Cup squad by national coach Gareth Southgate on Friday, scored the equalizer for Pep Guardiola’s Cityzens.
The game at the Etihad Stadium was interrupted for a long time after City defender Aymeric Laporte suffered a severe bleeding laceration to his head in a second-half clash. The Spaniard was able to continue playing with an association. Ten minutes were replayed.
Klopp watches from the stands
Manchester City, opponents of RB Leipzig in the round of 16 of the Champions League, remained in second place in the Premier League table after the home defeat. Liverpool moved up to sixth place in the table after the convincing home win. Former Hoffenheimer Roberto Firmino (6th) headed from a free kick and Darwin Núñez (21st/42nd) scored twice for the superior “Reds”.
Coach Jürgen Klopp had to watch the game from the stands after receiving a red card in a duel against Manchester City a few weeks ago. Che Adams (9th) scored the temporary equalizer for the “Saints”, who were threatened with relegation and where the new coach Nathan Jones was on the sidelines. Adams’s header from a free-kick was like a copy of Firmino’s goal three minutes earlier.
The spectators marveled at a spectacular goal festival in the duel between Tottenham Hotspur and Leeds United – with the better ending for Tottenham. The “Spurs” fell behind three times at 4: 3 (1: 2) in front of their home crowd. Harry Kane (25′) and Ben Davies (51′) equalized twice before Rodrigo Bentancur (81’/83′) turned the game around in London. Crysencio Summerville (10′) and Rodrigo twice (43’/76′) scored for Leeds. The team of former RB Leipzig coach Jesse Marsch had to play the final minutes after a yellow-red card for Tyler Adams (87th) outnumbered.
