Despite many difficulties, Liverpool still got a valuable point against Man City with Alexander-Arnold's goal.
At home, Man City hosted Liverpool in the highlight match of round 13 of the Premier League. Coach Pep Guardiola's students quickly controlled the game and forced Liverpool to retreat deep into their own half.
Man City continued to attack on the right flank with the appearance of Doku and Ake. But the first dangerous move of the match came from an individual mistake. In the 11th minute, Alisson Becker's bad pass created an opportunity for Phil Foden to finish but the English player could not take advantage of the opportunity.
Man City share points with Liverpool
A few minutes later, Liverpool made the home fans worried. Salah dribbled down the right wing and crossed the ball accurately but Nunez could not beat Ederson. In the first half, Man City had more possession but could not create good enough chances to score. Once again, Haaland's class was spoken.
In the 27th minute, defender Nathan Ake passed 2 Liverpool players, passed the ball to Haaland and the Norwegian striker moved and shot dangerously to open the score for Man City. Having conceded the goal, Liverpool tried to push up the squad to put pressure on Ederson's goal.
However, Man City succeeded in "locking" Salah. In the penalty area, Nunez was a bit clumsy so the chances gradually passed by for the away team.
In the second half, Liverpool improved their game. They had more possession and attacked more coherently. The highlight of the first 20 minutes was the speed and technique of Jeremy Doku. This player constantly made it difficult for Arnold and prevented him from advancing to attack. He won many free kicks and had a few notable passes to Erling Haaland.
But just a moment when Alexander-Arnold could get close to Man City's penalty area, he made a difference. In the 80th minute, Salah passed the ball just enough for Arnold to finish diagonally to equalize 1-1 for the away team.
Liverpool were under huge pressure in the eight minutes of stoppage time. The Reds' defence held firm and the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
Result:Man City 1-1 Liverpool
Score:
Man City: Haaland (27')
Liverpool: Alexander-Arnold (80')
Line-up:
Man City: Ederson, Walker, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Rodrigo, Bernardo, Foden, Doku, Alvarez, Haaland
Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Jones, Salah, Jota, Nunez
According to VTC News