A stunning strike from Mohamed Salah was enough to seal an emphatic win for Liverpool over Man City, with a pulsating clash decided by a 1-0 scoreline.
Goals
Salah 75′ (assist – Alisson)
Regardless of the two sides’ form, the bluster of the fixture saw a fierce start play out at Anfield, with Harvey Elliott‘s robust block on Nathan Ake setting the tone for the home crowd.
Both Liverpool and City looked to size each other up early on, and with Thiago man-marking Kevin De Bruyne to cut off the supply to Erling Haaland, Ilkay Gundogan and Diogo Jota were the first to test the two goalkeepers.
A brilliant, sustained spell of possession led to a chance via Virgil van Dijk‘s sweeping pass out to Elliott, but the ball landed to entirely the wrong man as Andy Robertson blasted high and wide.
The next big chance fell to Elliott, who enjoyed a brilliant first half, but with Salah squaring to the teenager for a one-on-one with Ake, he spurned it by trying to cut onto his stronger foot.
There was time for one real opening for Haaland before the break, coming at the first instance of De Bruyne being given space, but thankfully, Alisson was there to deny the striker’s thumping header.
The next big chance fell to Elliott, who enjoyed a brilliant first half, but with Salah squaring to the teenager for a one-on-one with Ake, he spurned it by trying to cut onto his stronger foot.
There was time for one real opening for Haaland before the break, coming at the first instance of De Bruyne being given space, but thankfully, Alisson was there to deny the striker’s thumping header.
Man of the Match: Mohamed Salah
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Liverpool: Alisson; Milner, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho (Henderson 72′), Thiago; Elliott (Carvalho 72′), Firmino (Nunez 72′), Jota (Tsimikas 90+9′); Salah (Alexander-Arnold 90′)
Man City: Ederson; Cancelo, Dias, Akanji, Ake; Rodri, De Bruyne, Gundogan (Alvarez 89′); Silva, Foden, Haaland
