Liverpool 1-0 Manchester City: Mohamed Salah hits the winner

Mohamed Salah has now scored six goals in 11 Premier League games against Manchester City

Liverpool put their recent struggles in the Premier League behind to end Manchester City’s unbeaten run in a gripping and heated encounter at Anfield that saw Jurgen Klopp sent off.

City, spurred on by Erling Haaland’s goals, were in fine form but Liverpool finally found the form that left them for much of the season to defeat the reigning champions.

Haaland was exceptionally absent from the scorers’ chart and it was Liverpool’s talisman Mohamed Salah who made the crucial contribution as he scored a clearance from keeper Alisson after a slip by Joao Cancelo who beat Ederson with a commanding finish 14 minutes from time.

Ederson had made a brilliant save to deny Salah in a similar one-on-one situation, while City manager Pep Guardiola was furious that a Phil Foden goal that would have put his side ahead was overruled by the video assistant referee was ruled out for Haaland’s foul on Fabinho.

This wasn’t to be Haaland’s day, despite scoring two saves from Alisson, but Anfield were happy as Liverpool finally showed why they were consistently City’s number one threat.

Tempers boiled over in a frantic final and Klopp was sent off by referee Anthony Taylor for his protests after feeling Salah had been fouled – but when temperatures cool he will be overjoyed with a clear win.

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Manchester City

1. squad number19player nameAlvarez

lineups

Liverpool

formation 4-2-3-1

1Alison

7Milner2gomez4van Dijk26Robertson

3Fabinho6Thiago Alcantara

19Eliot11salah20To the

9Firmino

• 1Alison
• 7Milner
• 2gomez
• 4van Dijk
• 26Robertson
• 3FabinhoBooked at 63 minutesReplaced byHendersonat 73′protocol
• 6Thiago AlcantaraBooked at 84 minutes
• 19EliotReplaced byFreitas Gouveia Carvalhoat 73′protocol
• 11salahReplaced byAlexander Arnoldat 90′protocol
• 20To the90 minutes bookedReplaced byTsimikasat 90+9′protocol
• 9FirminoReplaced byNunezat 72′protocol

substitute

• 14Henderson
• 17Jones
• 21Tsimikas
• 27Nunez
• 28Freitas Gouveia Carvalho
• 43Bajcetic
• 47Phillips
• 62waiter
• 66Alexander Arnold

man city

formation 4-3-3

31Ederson

7Abort25akanji3Ruben Dias6What

17De Bruine16Rodri8thGundogan

20Bernhard Silva9Haland47The foot

• 31Ederson
• 7Abort
• 25akanjiBooked at 78 minutes
• 3Ruben Dias
• 6What
• 17De Bruine
• 16Rodri
• 8thGundoganReplaced byAlvarezat 89′protocol
• 20Bernhard Silva
• 9Haland
• 47The foot

substitute

• 10Greyish
• 14Laporte
• 18Ortega
• 19Alvarez
• 21Gomez
• 26mahrez
• 80palmers
• 82Lewis
• 97Wilson-Esbrand

live text

1. Game ends, Liverpool 1, Manchester City 0.

2. End of the second half, Liverpool 1, Manchester City 0.

3. Handball by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).

4. Substitution Liverpool. Konstantinos Tsimikas replaces Diogo Jota due to injury.

5. attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) with an attempt from the center of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.

6. attempt failed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diogo Jota.

7. Rodri (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

8. Foul by Fabio Carvalho (Liverpool).

9. attempt failed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Darwin Nunez.

10. Offside Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold tries a through ball, but Darwin Núñez is caught offside.

11. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

12. Joao Cancelo (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

13. Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).

14. Substitution Liverpool. Trent Alexander Arnold replaces Mohamed Salah.

15. Substitution, Manchester City. Julián Álvarez replaces Ilkay Gundogan.

16. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

17. Foul by Fabio Carvalho (Liverpool).

18. attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Jota.

19. (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

20. Mohammed Salah (Liverpool).

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