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The striking scoreboard occurred in the Liverpool vs Manchester City duel. The citizens He finished the defending champion 4-1 in a match that saw two fatal errors from Alisson.
Defending champion Liverpool host strong candidates for this season’s Premier League champion Manchester City at Anfield on Sunday (7/2/2021). The match got off to a tight start, with both teams struggling to break through rival defenses in the first 20 minutes.
Man City squandered a good chance to take the lead in the first half after Ilkay Guendogan’s penalty was shot in the 36th minute. The 0-0 lasted until half-time.
A good start was registered for the visitors, when they scored a goal in the 49th minute from Ilkay Guendogan’s foot. Liverpool responded in the 63rd minute with a penalty from Mohamed Salah.
Disaster came for Liverpool entering the final 20 minutes. Alisson made two fatal missteps to his own defense, culminating in Guendogan’s second in the 73rd minute and Raheem Sterling’s goal three minutes later.
Phil Foden’s action in the 83rd minute led to Man City’s fourth goal, as well as being the last goal of this match. With this result, Manchester City remains firmly at the top of the table with 50 points in 22 games.
Liverpool are stuck in fourth place with 40 points from 23 games.
[Gambas:Opta]The course of the match
The game started hard. Both Liverpool and Manchester City are looking to gain possession.
Three minutes into the game, the yellow card has come out of the referee’s pocket. Thiago Alcantara was sanctioned by the referee for his late tackle on Ilkay Guendogan.
Both teams hold and flow the ball a lot, but have minimal penetration during the first 20 minutes. Only in the 25th minute did Liverpool create a great opportunity.
Trent Alexander-Arnold receives the ball from the right and then passes two defenders to cross. The ball was received by a header from Sadio Mane in front of the goal, but it still went up.
Another Liverpool opportunity four minutes later. The wild ball from Man City’s defensive sweep fell into Firmino’s reach and was hit with a volley. Ederson Moraes quickly passed over the goal.
Phil Foden ran alone on the fast break after Man City broke a Liverpool corner. His attack was interrupted by Curtis Jones, who became Liverpool’s last player before the goalkeeper.
Penalty fee! Man City received a penalty in the 36th minute after Raheem Sterling was blocked by Fabinho. Ilkay Guendogan took the lead, but his shot went over the net!
Liverpool have a chance for a set-piece in front of Man City’s penalty area in the 43rd minute. Thiago tried to make a direct kick, but was right.
From the resulting corner, Liverpool once again created opportunities. Alexander-Arnold’s helmet bait, Mane, headed in front of the goal, but still straight into Ederson’s arms. The first half is complete.
Just two minutes after the second half, Man City scored. Attacking from the left side, Foden’s pass is picked up by Sterling, who then stabs and passes back to Foden.
Foden shoots, but Alisson blocks him. The ball rolled violently in front of Liverpool’s goal until Guendogan snatched it from him.
Another chance for Man City in the 53rd minute. Foden rushes in from the left and sends a cross. The ball goes to Sterling but he doesn’t catch it.
Liverpool threatened back in the 58th minute. Curtis Jones jumped from the left, then fired horizontally with his right foot that still hit the Man City defender. His kick rolled thin to the right of the goal.
Penalty fee! Liverpool received a penalty thanks to the carelessness of Ruben Dias. He could not control the ball and was intercepted by Mohamed Salah, who only faced a goal.
Dias pulled on Salah’s arm until the Liverpool attacker fell and resulted in a penalty. Salah seized the opportunity and conquered Ederson.
Man City had scored a goal in the 71st minute from a free kick. A John Stones cross from Foden was finished off, but the referee disallowed the goal for offside.
TARGET! Man City took the lead two minutes later thanks to Alisson’s mistake as he shot the ball from the penalty area. His shot landed at the feet of Foden, who then passed two players to find Guendogan in front of goal.
Guendogan calmly turned him into Liverpool’s goal.
TARGET! Man City again scored his third goal on Alisson’s mistake. Alisson misses his pass to Bernardo Silva as the Liverpool defense plays the ball in their own box to provoke pressure from Man City.
Bernardo Silva dribbled closer to the goal, then deftly smashed it over Alisson. In front of the goal, Sterling easily headed the ball for a goal.
4-1! Man City added a goal in the 83rd minute through brilliant action from Foden. Receiving a cross from Gabriel Jesus to the right, Foden pushed his way to the center and fired a powerful shot with his left foot. Alisson couldn’t stop him.
No more goals are created until the game is complete.
The composition of players:
Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho, Henderson, Robertson (Tsimikas 85 ‘), Thiago (Shaqiri 68’), Wijnaldum, Jones (Milner 68 ‘), Salah, Firmino, Mane
Manchester City: Ederson, Joao Cancelo, Stones, Dias, Zinchenko, Bernardo Silva, Rodri, Gundogan, Mahrez (Gabriel Jesus 72 ‘), Sterling, Foden
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