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Liverpool’s hopes of returning to the Premier League summit were frustrated as they fought out a high-quality draw at Manchester City, who paid a heavy price for Kevin de Bruyne’s missed penalty.
Reds manager Jurgen Klopp opted for an all-out attacking line-up at Etihad Stadium on Sunday, with in-form Diogo Jota included alongside the established front three of Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah.
Liverpool, who knew victory would see them leapfrog Leicester City and Tottenham, reaped an early reward when Salah put them ahead from the spot in the 13th minute after Kyle Walker brought down Mane – but City levelled just after the half-hour when Gabriel Jesus turned superbly before slotting past Alisson.
Pep Guardiola’s side wasted a golden chance to go ahead before half-time when De Bruyne rolled his penalty wide after handball had been awarded against Joe Gomez following a lengthy video assistant referee (VAR) deliberation.
Both sides pushed for the winner but it was City who grew stronger as the game went on, Jesus sending a glorious headed chance wide to leave both sides having to settle for a point.
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Manchester City
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Squad number20Player nameBernardo Silva
Liverpool
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Squad number7Player nameMilner
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Squad number23Player nameShaqiri
Line-ups
Man City
- 31Ederson
- 2WalkerBooked at 90mins
- 3Rúben Dias
- 14LaporteBooked at 79mins
- 27Cancelo
- 16Rodri
- 8Gündogan
- 21TorresSubstituted forBernardo Silvaat 61′minutes
- 17De Bruyne
- 7SterlingBooked at 61mins
- 9Gabriel Jesus
Substitutes
- 5Stones
- 6Aké
- 11Zinchenko
- 13Steffen
- 20Bernardo Silva
- 47Foden
- 50GarcÃa
Liverpool
- 1Alisson
- 66Alexander-ArnoldSubstituted forMilnerat 63′minutes
- 32MatipBooked at 46mins
- 12Gomez
- 26Robertson
- 14Henderson
- 5Wijnaldum
- 20Jota
- 9FirminoSubstituted forShaqiriat 59′minutes
- 10Mané
- 11Salah
Substitutes
- 7Milner
- 8Keita
- 13Adrián
- 17Jones
- 23Shaqiri
- 27Origi
- 47Phillips
Live Text
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Match ends, Manchester City 1, Liverpool 1.
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Second Half ends, Manchester City 1, Liverpool 1.
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Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
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Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Kyle Walker (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
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Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
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Offside, Liverpool. Alisson tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
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Kyle Walker (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
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Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
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Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Offside, Liverpool. Andrew Robertson tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
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Offside, Manchester City. Rúben Dias tries a through ball, but Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
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Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool).
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Foul by Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
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Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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