No separating Liverpool and Man City in epic as title race in the balance

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The final Premier League meeting between Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola did not disappoint, even if a breathless draw between two of the giants of the English game offered no clarity in the title race.

As City held a half-time lead at Anfield, Guardiola was heading to the top of the table, to become the third team to hold that spot this weekend, after Arsenal had replaced Liverpool there late on Saturday.

But Liverpool, helped by City goalkeeper Ederson gifting them a penalty in the opening minutes of the second half, threatened to simply engulf the defending champions in that second half.

Still, in keeping with this thrilling game and the title race in general, City sub Jeremy Doku looked like he had won the game in the 88th minute as he darted in from the left wing, only for his shot to hit the inside of the post and rebound to safety.

And, in the final minute of the eight added on, Doku escaped a VAR check that could have cost him a red card and a penalty as he went in, boot-high, on Alexis Mac Allister.

When the dust had finally settled on an absorbing contest, Arsenal clung onto first place, on goal difference from Liverpool, with City one point further behind and the title race brewing up to be the most closely-contested in the Premier League’s 31-year history.

It may not do much for the blood pressure or heart health of these two legendary managers but to neutral supporters, as well as Premier League marketeers and those charged with selling multi-billion pound TV rights across the globe, it is the stuff of dreams.

The rush of blood that altered the momentum of the day, and possibly the title race, came minutes after the restart and was the result of the first serious mistake of the day