"Grafenberg" speaks frankly after Liverpool's home defeat to Man City, shaking hopes for a UEFA Champions League spot.
On 9 Feb 2026 GMT+7, Ryan Grafenberg, Liverpool's key midfielder, gave a post-match interview after their Premier League Week 25 clash, where they suffered a narrow 1-2 home loss to archrivals Manchester City.
This leaves Liverpool with 39 points, still holding 6th place in the Premier League standings, trailing 4th-place Manchester United by 5 points and 5th-place Chelsea by 4 points, directly affecting their bid for next season's UEFA Champions League qualification.
Ryan Grafenberg spoke about Liverpool's chances to secure a UEFA Champions League spot: "We have to start winning games. I’m confident. It’s a tough situation, but I’m not really worried because I know the quality we have. We’ll see what happens. We have to keep trying."
"I’m disappointed. I think we deserved more in the second half because we played well. Overall, it’s frustrating that we didn’t get any points. We performed well after Soboszlai scored. We had good momentum, the fans supported us, we had energy, but in the end, we conceded a goal."
"We try to push ourselves in every game. Like this one, I think we started the first half poorly, but then we went into the locker room and told each other, ‘We will give our all.’ That’s what we did. So hopefully, we can do that more consistently in the upcoming matches."