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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I’ve always wondered…
We’re socioeconomic conditions at all different between cities 20 miles apart? Seems so strange to me.
Football fans of both clubs have far more in common than many realise.
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.