A tense match between Klopp and Guardiola’s teams ended in a draw.
“Liverpool” and “Manchester City” drew in the central match of the 28th round of the English Premier League (EPL). The match at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool ended with a score of 1:1.
“Citizens” took the lead in the middle of the first half. At the 23rd minute John Stones at the near post played in advance and crossed the ball into the net following Kevin De Bruyne’s cross from the corner.
At the beginning of the second half, the Merseysiders managed to fight back. The defender of “sky blue” Nathan Ake made a mistake with the pass back, and the goalkeeper of the visitors Ederson did not have time to the ball and brought down Darwin Nunes in his own penalty area – the referee awarded a penalty. At the 50th minute Alexis McAllister fulfilled the sentence, accurately punching from the 11-meter mark into the upper left corner.
Then both teams created moments in the hope of winning. Luis Diaz wasted several good chances at “Liverpool”.
In “Manchester City” Phil Foden might have scored – the ball ricocheted off him and flew into the crossbar following intercepting a pass from the wing by “Reds” goalkeeper Caoimin Kelleher. And a minute before the end of regular time, Jeremy Doku hit the post.
Review of the match “Liverpool” – “Manchester City”
After a draw in this match, Arsenal of Ukrainian Oleksandr Zinchenko remained the leader of the Premier League, who has 64 points and is ahead of Liverpool by additional indicators. Manchester City is one point behind the Gunners and the Merseysiders.
On Thursday, March 14, Jurgen Klopp’s team will host “Sparta” Prague in the return match of the 1/8 finals of the Europa League. In the first match “Liverpool” destroyed Czech club with a score of 5:1. On March 16, Josep Guardiola’s men will play Newcastle at home in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.
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