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Published 12:44 4 Jan 2019 GMT
Updated 12:45 4 Jan 2019 GMT
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Liverpool still have plenty to be optimistic about. They remain on the top of the table after playing City twice and suffering your first loss of the league season after 21 games of the campaign is quite a feat.
However, according to Jamie Carragher, they need to tweak things slightly.
The former Liverpool defender said following Thursday's match that Klopp needs to alter his formation, to ditch 4-3-3 and return to 4-2-3-1.
https://twitter.com/Carra23/status/1080963460308054016
Liverpool started with Jordan Henderson, Georginio Wijnaldum and James Milner in central midfield. It was the first time the trio started together in the Premier League since the reverse fixture with City, a goalless draw at Anfield in October.
Liverpool's midfield was swamped by City for large spells of the match, with Fernandinho and Bernardo Silva particularly impressive.
The introduction of Fabinho in the second-half helped Klopp's team get a grip on the game and enabled Liverpool's full-backs to push higher up the pitch.
https://twitter.com/ManCity/status/1080957850904596480
Carragher won't have been the only Liverpool supporter to feel the team's midfield didn't fire against City.
The team have looked more threatening with Xherdan Shaqiri starting wide-left and Salah playing as a centre-forward. Fabinho has also impressed in recent weeks.
It will be interesting to see if Klopp opts for a formation change for Liverpool's next match against top-six opposition.
You can watch Carragher and Gary Neville here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXuLBdkKP_0Football

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