Premier League: Manchester City and Liverpool draw 2-2 on Sunday
MANCHESTER. Manchester City manages to recover against Liverpool with a goal on the D. Jota 13' and a goal on the S. Mane 46'.
MANCHESTER. Manchester City manages to recover against Liverpool with a goal on the D. Jota 13′ and a goal on the S. Mane 46′. Manchester City couldn’t win even though he was superior in terms of holding the ball possession (56%)
The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Taylor who was helped by Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Andre Marriner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 11.5 degrees Celsius or 52.68 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 41%.
Match Statistics
Manchester City was in firm control of the ball 56% while Liverpool was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Manchester City was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Manchester City to win the match.
Manchester City shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Liverpool shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Manchester City received 1 yellow card (B. Silva). On the opposite side, Liverpool received 4 yellow cards (A. Robertson, Thiago, Fabinho and V. van Dijk).
After playing this match, Manchester City will have 73 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Liverpool will have 72 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Match Events
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5'5'
K. De Bruyne
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13'13'
Diogo Jota
T. Alexander-Arnold
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28'28'
A. Robertson
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37'37'
Gabriel Jesus
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40'40'
B. Silva
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46'46'
S. Mane
M. Salah
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61'61'
Thiago
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63'63'
R. Sterling (Goal Disallowed)
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70'70'
L. Diaz
Diogo Jota
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75'75'
R. Mahrez
R. Sterling
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78'78'
N. Keita
J. Henderson
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83'83'
Fabinho
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83'83'
J. Grealish
Gabriel Jesus
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84'84'
R. Firmino
S. Mane
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89'89'
V. van Dijk
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Manchester City will play away with Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 17th of April with a 9-3 head to head in favor of Manchester City (1 draw).
Liverpool will host Manchester United on the 19th of April with a 17-13 head to head record in favor of Manchester United (9 draws).
Manchester City: Formation and Lineups
Manchester City adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala chose to play with the following team: Ederson , Kyle Walker , John Stones , Aymeric Laporte , João Cancelo , Bernardo Silva , Rodri , Kevin De Bruyne , Gabriel Jesus , Raheem Sterling and Phil Foden .
Substitutes
Manchester City made 2 changes: R. Sterling for R. Mahrez (75′) and Gabriel Jesus for J. Grealish (83′).
Top player: Gabriel Jesus
The player who no doubt impressed Manchester City the most was Gabriel Jesus.
His rating is with 1 goal, 15 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 12.
Liverpool: Formation and Lineups
Also Liverpool adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Jürgen Klopp played with: Alisson , Trent Alexander-Arnold , Joël Matip , Virgil van Dijk , Andrew Robertson , Jordan Henderson , Fabinho , Thiago Alcântara , Mohamed Salah , Diogo Jota and Sadio Mané .
Substitutes
Liverpool made 3 changes: Diogo Jota for L. Diaz (70′), J. Henderson for N. Keita (78′) and S. Mane for R. Firmino (84′).
Top player: Mohamed Salah
The player who no doubt impressed Liverpool the most was Mohamed Salah.
His rating is with 22 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
