PLAYER RATINGS: Silva shines as the best player and Reds' midfield struggles
Manchester City and Liverpool shared the points in an exciting encounter at the Etihad leaving Pep Guardiola's side top of the Premier League.
Erling Haaland opened the scoring with a well taken finish and with it the Norwegian broke Andy Cole's record for the fastest player to 50 Premier League goals.
City thought they went 2-0 up when Ruben Dias prodded home from a corner, but Manuel Akanji was ruled to have fouled Alisson in the buildup.
It was Trent Alexander-Arnold who struck back for the Reds as he smashed home a brilliant effort from the edge of the box to square the game and ensure Jurgen Klopp's side came away with a point.
Mail Sport's LEWIS STEELE rated the players on Saturday afternoon.
Manchester City (3-2-4-1)
Ederson - 7.5
Made a couple of important stops in both halves, including one from a powerful Darwin Nunez header. The Brazilian’s distribution was imperious as ever.
Kyle Walker - 6.5
Kept both Diogo Jota and then Luis Diaz quiet and his recovery pace thwarted a couple of counter-attacks that threatened to be dangerous.
Ruben Dias - 7
Stepped up with a commanding performance after a tricky afternoon at Stamford Bridge a fortnight ago, with the Portuguese barely allowing Nunez a sniff.
Manuel Akanji - 7.5
Played the John Stones role of stepping into midfield when in possession and looked calm on the ball. The Swiss defender was dominating in the air and headed clear a few set-pieces.
Nathan Ake - 7.5
A very pleasing afternoon for the Dutch defender, playing at left back. Ake kept Mohamed Salah very quiet and played a big part in City’s goal.
Rodri - 6.5
Uncharacteristically lost possession in worrying areas a couple of times but broke up play well with some interceptions.
Julian Alvarez - 6
Had a couple of big
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