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Roy Keane praised Liverpool for their hunger and desire to adapt amid injuries and believes that they remain the favorite to retain the Premier League.
The Reds were played by Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium without the services of Fabinho, Virgil van Dijk and Thiago Alcantara.
Despite lacking three key men, Jurgen Klopp was bold in his team selection by playing with four forwards as they tried to bring the game to City.
It paid off in the first 30 minutes and they led through Mohamed Salah, but City responded through Gabriel Jesus and lost the opportunity to lead after Kevin de Bruyne missed a controversial penalty.
To make matters worse, Trent Alexander-Arnold was replaced with injury, forcing James Milner to play the final 30 minutes as a right back.
However, Keane was very impressed by the Reds’ willingness to adapt and fight adversity, which he believes is the hallmark of champions.
“What I enjoyed the most about Liverpool today, as well as their qualities that we know they have and the one or two injuries they have, I always look at the teams that have won the league, they have that mentality, the body language, the desire”, he he told Sky Sports after the game.
“I see a lot of that in this Liverpool team and I still think it will take a lot to stop this team.”
“I know they are not at their best, they are getting results, but Jurgen Klopp, in his interview, is delighted and thinks that they have still appeared here today, with their problems and an injury or two, Trent getting injured, Milner enters.
“That’s what winning championships, having setbacks, having disappointments, but showing a really strong mentality and I saw that today.”
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When asked which team he would have preferred to play for, Keane said: “I spent more time observing the two coaches, they talked about the tactical changes, but most of all their behavior, yelling, what it means to both of them. They are world-class managers who have won great awards.
“I probably wouldn’t want to play for either of them because that would mean that I would have to play for Liverpool or Manchester City. The two managers, they talk about teams that reflect their managers, and both teams did well today with their hunger and desire, which we saw from managers. “
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