Liverpool 1-1 Man City: Player ratings as title rivals share spoils at Anfield
Title rivals Liverpool and Manchester City played out a pulsating 1-1 draw at Anfield on Sunday afternoon.
In what will surely be the last Premier League duel between Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola, their two sides produced a vintage duel in which Liverpool dominated.
The Reds fell behind through a smart John Stones finish midway through the first half, but an Alexis Mac Allister penalty just after half-time drew the Reds level. The hosts spurned chance after chance thereafter and were forced to settle for a point which means Arsenal end the weekend at the top of the table.
Significant team news arrived an hour before the seismic encounter got underway, with Mohamed Salah only being deemed fit enough for the bench. Ibrahima Konate, meanwhile, was absent from the squad which saw young Jarell Quansah start alongside Virgil van Dijk.
Pep Guardiola, who opted to drop Ruben Dias to the bench, would have been thrilled with his side's start as City's composed possession and slick transition work allowed them to tame Anfield in the opening ten minutes.
It doesn't take much for Liverpool's cauldron to burst into life, however, and a series of successful pressing sequences brought the hosts into the contest. Just when Liverpool were developing into the bout, though, City struck from a genius set-piece routine as Stones squeezed home Kevin De Bruyne's corner at the near post.
The remainder of the first half saw chances arrive at both ends amid an end-to-end duel. City aimed to draw Liverpool out before springing in transition, while the Reds, who weren't deterred by their deficit, came close via Dominik Szoboszlai and Luis Diaz. Kyle Walker should have found De Bruyne at the back post with his cross just before half-time.
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