Manchester City got here from behind twice to earn a 2-2 draw with Liverpool in a breathless and pulsating Premier League encounter at Anfield on Sunday.
All 4 objectives got here in a second half full of the prime quality, high-tempo, end-to-end soccer that makes the Premier League so common globally.
Sadio Mane had put Liverpool forward earlier than Phil Foden equalised just for Mohamed Salah to revive the house facet’s benefit with a beautiful solo purpose.
But Kevin De Bruyne’s 81st minute equaliser ensured the groups shared the factors and left Liverpool in second place on 15 factors, one behind leaders Chelsea.
Breathtaking soccer ⚽️#LIVMCI // @ManCity pic.twitter.com/Gsclix1A2Z
— Premier League (@premierleague) October 3, 2021
Pep Guardiola’s City are in third spot on 14 factors, stage with Manchester United, Everton and Brighton & Hove Albion.
“What a game. That’s the reason (over) the last years Man City and Liverpool are always there because we try to play in this way. Unfortunately we couldn’t win – but we didn’t lose,” mentioned the Spaniard.
“That’s why the Premier League is the best. It was great, really great.”
City will look again with remorse on their failure to not make extra of their first half domination when the guests toyed with Juergen Klopp’s facet for the 20 minutes earlier than the interval.
James Milner, filling in for Trent Alexander Arnold at right-back, had a torrid half, confronted with Phil Foden and Jack Grealish and receiving little assist from his staff mates.
A exceptional piece of dribbling from Bernardo Silva created an opportunity for Foden within the twenty first minute however his shot was straight at Alisson who parried the ball.
City felt they need to have had a penalty when Milner appeared to push Foden within the again however the enchantment was waved away by referee Paul Tierney – the primary of a sequence of choices which infuriated Guardiola.
Foden was inflicting Liverpool fixed issues and De Bruyne ought to have discovered the goal with a diving header from his cross to the again publish.
DETERMINED REDS
Somehow Liverpool survived to the break with out conceding and so they got here out for the second half decided to shift the momentum within the recreation.
They did simply that once they grabbed the lead within the 59th minute as Salah skipped away from Joao Cancelo and threaded the ball into the trail of the sprinting Mane who confidently fired previous goalkeeper Ederson.
But City have been stage 10 minutes later when Gabriel Jesus lower in from the proper, taking 4 Liverpool defenders out of the sport, earlier than discovering Foden who drilled the ball into the far, backside nook of the online.
Neither facet have been within the temper to accept a degree with the house followers roaring their staff on and City sensing there have been extra alternatives to return.
The purpose that restored Liverpool’s lead was one in all uncommon high quality – Salah twisting and turning into the field to lose Cancelo and Aymeric Laporte earlier than firing residence, the Egyptian exhibiting the deft contact, sharp motion and medical ending which have made him such a crowd favorite.
Mohamed Salah has now scored in every of his final seven video games for Liverpool:
⚽ vs. Chelsea⚽ vs. Leeds⚽ vs. Milan⚽ vs. Palace⚽ vs. Brentford⚽⚽ vs. Porto⚽ vs. Man City
That was completely unbelievable. 😱 pic.twitter.com/L4hVMr5V6P
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) October 3, 2021
But as soon as extra City responded, the influential Foden once more discovering area on the left however, this time, cleverly pulling the ball again to the sting of the field for Kevin De Bruyne whose curling shot took a slight deflection off Joel Matip and beat Alisson.
There was nonetheless time for an excellent piece of defending from City midfielder Rodri, whose excellent block stored out a goal-bound effort from Fabinho after Ederson had dropped a cross.
