Manchester –
The first half of the Manchester City vs Liverpool duel is over. There were two penalties, the score was 1-1.
Liverpool tried to attack from the early minutes, but City also served their opponent. The visitors opened the scoring in the 13th minute through Mohamed Salah’s penalty.
This started with Kyle Walker foul on Sadio Mane who stabbed from the left. Salah’s kick was powerless to be dammed by Ederson between City’s crossbar.
The goal made Liverpool more comfortable playing the ball in midfield. City did control the game but they had difficulty penetrating the Liverpool defense.
City came close to leveling the score in the 25th minute when Raheem Sterling stabs from the right and shoots the ball into the corner. But Alisson Becker was quick to block it.
City’s quick attack in the 31st minute paid off to equalize the score to 1-1. Trent Alexander-Arnold was unable to keep Jesus who escaped after receiving De Bruyne’s mature pass.
Jesus easily shoved Alisson’s net. The match belonged to City after that because they were able to push the Liverpool defense even deeper.
City get a penalty in the 42nd minute when Joe Gomez is charged with handball when De Bruyne’s cross hits his hand. Even though Gomez had withdrawn his hand, VAR still declared a penalty.
De Bruyne’s execution but wide of the target so City failed to turn things around. 1-1 score lasted until halftime.
Line-up of players
Man City: Ederson; Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, Aymeric Laporte, Joao Cancelo; Rodrigo, Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne; Ferran Torres, Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling.
Liverpool: Alisson; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip, Joe Gomez, Andrew Robertson; Jordan Henderson, Georginio Wijnaldum; Diogo Jota Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino; Sadio Mane
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