Match Thread: Manchester City vs Liverpool | English Premier League

#FT: Manchester City 1-1 Liverpool


Venue: Etihad Stadium

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Manchester City

Ederson, Rúben Dias, Nathan Aké, Kyle Walker, Manuel Akanji, Rodri, Jérémy Doku, Phil Foden, Erling Haaland, Bernardo Silva, Julián Álvarez.

Subs: Scott Carson, John Stones, Josko Gvardiol, Kalvin Phillips, Rico Lewis, Stefan Ortega, Oscar Bobb, Sergio Gómez.

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Liverpool

Alisson Becker, Virgil van Dijk, Joël Matip, Kostas Tsimikas, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alexis Mac Allister (Wataru Endo), Curtis Jones (Ryan Gravenberch), Dominik Szoboszlai (Cody Gakpo), Darwin Núñez (Harvey Elliott), Diogo Jota (Luis Díaz), Mohamed Salah.

Subs: Caoimhin Kelleher, Joe Gomez, Ibrahima Konaté, Jarell Quansah.


MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

27’ Goal! Manchester City 1, Liverpool 0. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathan Aké.

54’ Substitution, Liverpool. Luis Díaz replaces Diogo Jota because of an injury.

54’ Substitution, Liverpool. Ryan Gravenberch replaces Curtis Jones.

73’ Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.

75’ Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

80’ Goal! Manchester City 1, Liverpool 1. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.

85’ Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Darwin Núñez.

85’ Substitution, Liverpool. Wataru Endo replaces Alexis Mac Allister.

86’ Joël Matip (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

89’ Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.

90’+3’ Wataru Endo (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.


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  • WTFitsD@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Not sure what game some people watched but Doku did fuck all. If sprinting into space and dribbling the ball out for a goal kick or smashing it into the first defender is a world class performance then wilfred zaha is the best winger in the world

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        1 year ago

        Who gives a shit anout some made ip rating that over values dribbles. 70% of the time he got the ball he blasted it to the first defender or dribbled out the goal line for a goal kick lmao

    • Rc5tr0@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      He’s going to be a better player but the praise for this performance reminds me a lot of Adama Traore’s early Wolves days. He was absolutely unplayable and a menace every time he stepped on the pitch, and finished the season with 1 goal and 3 assists.

    • PlentyPirate@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      Still made me worry every time he got the ball. People are saying no end product but all it takes is one well delivered ball to the box and they’ve got enough people who can finish. Luckily he couldn’t manage that today

      • TheConstantCynic@alien.topB
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        He did manage it a few times, City’s players just couldn’t put it in the back of the net (partly do to bad finishing and partly due to Liverpool players blocking shots).

        There is a reason he got MOTM from Opta without having scored or assisted.

  • Grooveh_Baby@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    These close games showing how pivotal KDB is. Alvarez has been a ghost nearly every tough match this season & his SP delivery is awful compared to KDB. He’s got a great work rate, but creatively it’s very clearly he’s a forward in a midfielder’s position.

  • skelmar@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Why are 12 30 games a little less energetic? Just because it’s earlier people are a bit less awake?

    • murphy_1892@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      Something to do with it generally but this was off the back of internationals so half of them will have played a lot of football, travelled for a full day and are jet lagged

  • HotPotatoWithCheese@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Glad we secured a point here as many of our players looked tired and we can absolutely win at Anfield with a better time slot and the crowd.

    This game was a prime example of why you shouldn’t have the biggest fixtures of the season at fucking 12:30 in the afternoon. Both sides looked very slow and tired. If this was played at 17:30 it would have been a way better game.

  • Mythoss2@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Pep said to Nunez “you are going up”, because he knows - “Chaos is a laddah!”

    • maevenimhurchu@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      “You are more beautiful than your mother ever was SansaH” 🤮 sorry just laughing because I quoted the same thing you did earlier today lmao

    • Pitiful_Station4879@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      I’ve always wondered…

      We’re socioeconomic conditions at all different between cities 20 miles apart? Seems so strange to me.

      • Welshy94@alien.topB
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        1 year ago

        At various times both cities have thrived though Liverpool’s decline from one of the world’s foremost ports and probably England’s second most important City was directly linked to Manchester’s development. There was a historic rivalry in regards to employment and industry between the cities as well as your typical neighbours rivalry. In more recent years it’s a popular trope (perpetuated by the media both news and pop culture) that scousers are unemployed (linked to the heavy unemployment numbers in the 80s, which ironically Manchester also dealt with), thieves and overly reliant on benefits. Scousers are very proud people and moreso than most cities feel independent from England (in part due to the treatment of the city under Thatchers government, which actively avoided supporting the city) so its an easy sticking point to make light of those struggles.

        All in all though Manchester has a higher child poverty rate and a slightly lower (though still top 10 in the UK) unemployment rate than Liverpool but they aren’t typically known for being poor thus don’t get abuse for it. And despite the fact that we should be showing solidarity in our struggles it’s more important in football to windup your rivals regardless of subject matter.

  • golvin67@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    I used to be so afraid of Phil Foden, but… honestly it feels like he’s regressed a bit.

    • rob3rtisgod@alien.topB
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      He wants to play central but Alverez took his spot. Grealish and Doku start over him wide, so he probably feels threatened.

      • sc2guy87@alien.topB
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        It’s a system thing, Alvarez and Foden usually play on opposite sides of midfield. Pep prefers a left footer on the left of midfield and vice versa, the problem is when City move to their 442 shape in defence neither Alvarez nor Foden can play alongside Rodri so Bernardo has to play.

        If Alvarez gets dropped it means Lewis or Nunes can play on the right of midfield, Foden plays on the left of midfield and Bernardo can play RW. In the Leipzig game we saw exactly this and it was probably City’s best performance all season.

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    1 year ago

    Alvarez was absolutely woeful all game. Complete luxury player who ended at least three City attacks

  • Mithrandir_97@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    It was pragmatic from Klopp, and it paid off. I’ll take a draw at Etihad, but our team still has a long way to go.

    • jesuisgeenbelg@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      We had a whole bunch of players who played all around the world for the last two weeks.

      City… Didn’t.

      A draw is a seriously great result and the performance wasn’t as bad as some are making out.

      • ColinetheCow@alien.topB
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        1 year ago

        Of the available players, literally only Ederson ended up not playing a single international game I think. Not sure why Liverpool fans care so much about City players playing in international games

      • ColinetheCow@alien.topB
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        Of the available players, literally only Ederson ended up not playing a single international game I think. Not sure why Liverpool fans care so much about City players playing in international games

    • Critical-Usual@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      It’s a great result, especially as City had much greater control of the game and more/better chances

  • Samosa_Mimosa_King@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Saw the fracas between Nunez and Pep. Was quite serious. What exactly sparked that? Did Pep say something derogatory to Darwin?

  • stangerlpass@alien.topB
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    Puttting this game after the international break on a 12:30 ko is fucking criminal. Both teams far from their best