Manchester City and Liverpool share the spoils
Manchester City and Liverpool share the spoils
Summary
- Manchester city came back twice to ensure a draw versus Liverpool.
- Salah scored a sensational strike to make it seven goals in seven matches.
- Phil Foden scored versus Liverpool to make it three goals in three matches against Liverpool.
Manchester City and Liverpool share the spoils
It was a very anticipated match where Manchester city was taking on Liverpool at Anfield. Last season Manchester City beat Liverpool at Anfield 4-1 and entered as the favorites. The game kicked off very chilled when Man city took control of the game with great passing and possession. Bernardo Silva had a moment of brilliance when he skipped past multiple Liverpool defenders including flooring Van Dijk, to lay off a nice pass to Phil Foden that saw his shot saved by Allison. Kevin de Bryune also has an amazing chance when Phil Foden picked him out in the box only for him to head the ball wide.
It was Pep Guardiola’s men that entered the half with a great attacking advantage. In the second half, Liverpool displayed great attacking movements that paid off when Mohammed Salah skipped past Cancelo to lay off a nice pass to Sadio Mane that finished precisely.
It was not long when Manchester city players regrouped and Gabriel Jesus drove in laying off a neat pass to Phil Foden who scored an unstoppable shot to the bottom right corner. The game was drawn till an Individual brilliance from Salah, which saw him skip a few challenges do a little dodge, and scored a sensational goal to ensure the win for Liverpool. The score was 2-1.
The game was not over when Phil Foden picked out a beautiful pass from Kevin de Bryune only to set a goal for the Belgium man. Kevin de Bryune was in the right spot to shot the ball towards goal only for Matip to deflect it in. The game had more dramas when Fabinho was left alone with the post only for Rodri to pull out an amazing save, that would have seen them defeated. The game ended 2-2, all goals being scored in the second half in an amazing match worth the wait.
