Manchester City Vs. Liverpool took place April 10th and was hyped up to be the match of the season. The game lived up to the hype providing four goals in the ninety minutes. Liverpool came into the match needing a victory to secure first place and Manchester City needed anything but a loss. Both teams put there strongest lineups available.
Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Fabinho, Thiago, Salah, Jota, Mane
Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Laporte, Joao Cancelo, Bernardo Silva, Rodri, De Bruyne, Foden, Gabriel Jesus, Sterling.
Match Stats: Liverpool had 4 shots on target, while City had 5. Manchester City held the majority of the possession with 56% and Liverpool only having 44%. Liverpool committed 11 fouls while City committed 9. City also had 4 corners to Liverpool's 1.
How the match went: Manchester City opened the scoring shortly after the whistle at 5 minutes into the match. Kevin De Bruyne dribbled up to the eighteen and shot with his left foot placing it in the right corner away from Alisson giving Manchester the lead early on. Liverpool had come out flat footed up until the 13th minute when Trent Alexander-Arnold passed it to the penalty spot with a wide open Diego Jota shooting it in the left corner away from Ederson's grasp making it 1-1. In the 36th minute a lofted ball comes into the box and the Liverpool defense was caught sleeping leaving Gabriel Jesus alone in the box with Alisson. Gabriel Jesus lofted it over Alisson to make it 2-1 CIty and that's how it would finish going into the halftime break. One minute after halftime a pass from Salah to Mane gave Mane a 1 on 1 with Ederson and he gave a first time strike right into the right corner to equalize the match. The match would finish 2-2 after many late chances missed by each side. Going forward City have the easier route to becoming champions as they control their own fate, meanwhile Liverpool have to remain perfect and hope City slip up at least once in the coming weeks.
Comments