Liverpool and Manchester City tied 1-1, in the match that brought together the two teams in the 28th round of the English Premier League competition, which was held at Anfield Stadium, the Reds’ stronghold, to give Arsenal a precious gift by continuing to lead the competition on goal difference over Liverpool.
Manchester City played a strong match, and almost took the lead in the third minute through Julian Alvarez, the team's striker, after he shot a powerful ball from inside the penalty area, which was blocked by Kelleher, Liverpool's goalkeeper.
Kevin De Bruyne, the Manchester City star, hit a powerful ball in the seventh minute, from outside the penalty area, amid a save by the Liverpool goalkeeper, and the goalless draw between the two teams continues.
Liverpool began to appear in the attacking areas in the 14th minute, after Connor Bradley shot from inside the area to the left of the penalty area, but the ball went outside the right post of the goal.
Disallowed goal for Liverpool
Liverpool scored a goal in the 19th minute, through Luis Diaz, after a pass from Darwin Nunez, but the assistant referee canceled it due to Darwin Nunez being offside, which was confirmed by video technology.
Goal ahead for Manchester City
Manchester City scored the first goal in the 25th minute, through John Stones, after receiving a cross from a corner kick by Kevin De Bruyne, and the former deceived the goalkeeper and put it into the goal.
Liverpool began trying to score the equalizer, and Dominik Soboslaj almost scored the equalizer in the 32nd minute, after a header that went past the left post of the goal.
Luis Diaz, the Liverpool striker, received a ball from outside the penalty area in the 42nd minute, and shot it near the post.
A fiery second half from Liverpool
Liverpool started the second half in a different way amid an intense attack that resulted in them getting a penalty kick through Darwin Nunez after he was blocked by goalkeeper Ederson, who was injured in this game.
Liverpool equalize from a penalty kick
Liverpool equalized the score in the 50th minute, through a penalty kick carried out by Alexis McAllister, the Reds player, who placed it to the right of Ederson, who tried to save it.
Manchester City tried to take the lead again after a shot from Foden in the 58th minute, amid an excellent save from Liverpool goalkeeper Kelleher, to maintain the tie for the hosts.
Mohamed Salah's participation in the match
The match witnessed a flood of attacks from Liverpool before German Jurgen Klopp brought on Mohamed Salah in the 62nd minute, replacing Dominik Soboslai.
In the first touch, Salah gave his teammate Luis Diaz a magical pass in the 63rd minute, and he was completely alone with Ortega, the substitute goalkeeper, but Luiz shot it poorly near the left post.
Ortega continues to shine with Manchester City
Ortega continued his brilliance by saving a powerful shot from Darwin Nunez in the 72nd minute, amid continuous attempts by the team.
In the 80th minute, a powerful shot by Liverpool player Jarrell Quansah from the edge of the penalty area was blocked by goalkeeper Stefan Ortega, keeping the danger away from his goal.
The crossbar saves Liverpool
The crossbar saved Liverpool in the 89th minute, after blocking Doku's shot, who penetrated Liverpool's right front and shot the ball, which hit the crossbar.
English Premier League standings
Liverpool raised its score to 64 points, in second place in the English Premier League table, behind leaders Arsenal on goal difference, while Manchester City raised its score to 63 points in third place.
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