After the coveted and long-awaited victory in the English Championship, Liverpool predictably gave up. Perhaps even more than experts expected and certainly more than many fans of the Merseyside club expected. In five matches since winning the title, the Reds have earned only seven points. This means that Jurgen Klopp’s team will not be able to break Manchester City’s record for the most points scored in one season. Liverpool beat Aston Villa (2: 0) and Brighton (3: 1), drew with Burnley (1: 1), and lost to Manchester City (0: 4) and Arsenal (1: 2) in away matches. Liverpool has beaten all of the top six at home this season. Anyway, the Lersisides defeated everyone in their field before the meeting with Burnley. This could be another record for the Reds. Klopp’s Manchester City men have won (3: 1), Manchester United (2: 0), Tottenham (2: 1) and Arsenal (3: 1). The injury of Jordan Henderson had a significant impact on Liverpool’s results. In addition to him, Joel Matip is in the Liverpool infirmary. The participation of James Milner is in question.
Kansas City stumbled at the start of the group stage when they lost to Minnesota (1-2). The club looked pretty good, but the red card in the 74th minute destroyed everything, because the opponent managed to score two goals. In the next meeting, Sporting faced again a difficult confrontation against Colorado. The game was played on counterattacks, five goals were scored in the match and the decisive one was scored in the 91st minute. However, Peter Vermes’ players survived (3-2). Players understand that in a duel against Real Salt Lake they need to win in any case, because there is a chance to compete even for the first line in the group.
