Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville watches on(Image: James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images). Gary Neville gave a blunt verdict about Manchester City during their defeat to Liverpool in the Premier League. Pep Guardiola’s side were beaten 2-0 by the Merseyside club on Sunday afternoon at the Etihad Stadium.. The defeat leaves City in fourth place in the Premier League table and 20 points behind the league leaders. City conceded goals from Mohamed Salah and Dominik Szoboszlai, with both players coming for each of the strikes at the Etihad.. Neville took issue with the first goal that City conceded, which saw Salah open the scoring in the 14th minute. The first goal of the game saw Alexis Mac Allister take a quick corner that found Szoboszlai, who played a first-time pass to Salah, who placed a deflected effort past Ederson.. Neville was not happy with City’s build-up play in the lead-up to the goal, giving a blunt verdict on the ability of the current squad. Speaking during commentary, he said: “It was a corner off the training ground.. “Dominik Szoboszlai just shows short and just plays it to Mo Salah, who just puts his foot through it and it takes the deflection off Nathan Ake to take it past Ederson.. Article continues below. “But that goal came from Man City faffing about at the back. Gone are the days where City’s back players [defenders] are comfortable on the ball.”. City will now return to Premier League action on Wednesday night when they travel to face Tottenham Hotspur. Guardiola and Co. are level on points with fifth-placed Newcastle United and three behind third-placed Nottingham Forest as they face a battle to qualify for the Champions League next season.
