Manchester City came from behind twice to prevent Liverpool from going back to the top of the Premier League in a 2-2 draw at Anfield on Sunday. Liverpool faced City storm in the first half and struck the English champions with a sucker punch when Sadio Mane opened the scoring just before the hour mark.
Phil Foden leveled Mohamed Salah with a moment of individual brilliance before winning the game, as he juggled four defenders before overtaking Ederson.
However, Kevin de Bruyne’s shot deflected Joel Matip’s ball from the time of nine minutes, giving Pep Guardiola’s men the least it deserved.
A portion of the spoils sees the title race technically topping with Liverpool in third place, two points behind Chelsea and City.
It could have been worse for City as a 0-0 home draw at Southampton two weeks ago left them three points from the top of the table ahead of two of the toughest tours in the Premier League.
However, instead of splitting from contenders to take their title, they have set a marker in schooling Chelsea on their patch and are doing the same for Jurgen Klopp’s men for the majority of an exciting competition.
Guardiola’s side met behind closed doors last season when they won 4–1, but City still haven’t won in front of crowds at Anfield since 2003, long before the takeover of Abu Dhabi changed the club’s fortunes. Was.
They should have ended the race by putting the game beyond doubt in the first half when, not for the first time this season, they lacked the finishing touches.
Foden had most of his chances before the break, but could not find a way in front of Alison Baker.
Liverpool’s defense was cut by Bernardo Silva’s five-player lead, but Foden’s low shot was overtaken by the Brazil international.
The England international then made a strong claim for a penalty or red card against James Milner for a foul outside the box waived by referee Paul Tierney.
De Bruyne led a fine opportunity this time with Foden, this time the producer had to close his line to block Alison from Foden once again just before the break.
Liverpool were sticking to the half-time whistle, but were able to reorganize themselves at the break to turn the game into a more competitive second half.
Mane hit City with a sucker punch as Salah overtook Joao Cancello and played into Senegal to slot calmly into the far corner.
There was a sudden flurry at Anfield and Liverpool’s players came crashing down to face challenges in response as they did not allow City to get into the rhythm they had enjoyed before the break.
However, a slow move from Guardiola’s men eventually saw them find the net 21 minutes ahead of time.
Gabriel Jesus left the front of the Liverpool box before finding Foden, who this time dropped the ball into Alisson’s far corner.
Guardiola was furious when Milner avoided taking a second yellow card after biting Silva.
And his mood turned sour later when Salah’s brilliant solo goal turned the game in Liverpool’s favour.
The Egyptians danced around Cancillo, Silva and Aymeric Laporte and then fired on their weak right foot in front of Ederson.
Guardiola was booked for taking his opposition too far, but five minutes later he was shouting in celebration as De Bruyne’s effort was deflected from the edge of the box away from Joel Matip.
Liverpool had the best chance of winning the game in the breathless finale, but Rodri blocked Fabinho’s goal-setting effort after Ederson’s free-kick fluttered.
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