Man City vs Liverpool player ratings as Mohamed Salah and Gabriel Jesus shine

The Reds took the lead through the Egyptian’s spot kick before the Brazilian pulled City level

Jesus takes on Gomez (Getty)

Gabriel Jesus earned Manchester City a point in a 1-1 draw after weathering an early storm from Liverpool at the Etihad.

Sadio Mane started fast on the left and caused Kyle Walker numerous problems, with the England right-back taking out the Sengalese inside the box, leaving Mohamed Salah to slam home the penalty for a deserved lead.

City adapted and equalised when Jesus prodded home from inside the box after a smart turn.

And they wasted a chance to take the lead when Joe Gomez was penalised for a handball, but Kevin De Bruyne shot wide from the spot to let the Reds off the hook.

The biggest chance in the second half fell for Jesus again, who headed wide after being picked out unmarked by a fine cross from Joao Cancelo. Here are the player ratings from the Etihad: 

Salah celebrates his opener (Getty)

Manchester City Player Ratings

Ederson - 5: Made a real mess of a Salah shot, spilling the ball to gift Jota a great chance.

Walker - 5: Struggled early on vs Mane and hauled him down for the penalty, but settled afterwards.

Dias - 6: Settling in nicely alongside Laporte, adept at timing his challenges nicely.

Laporte - 6: Comfortable in possession and disciplined with the line alongside Dias, eventually pushing the dangerous Liverpool attack back towards their own goal.

Cancelo - 6: Gorgeous ball cutting in from the left to supply Jesus with a header, which should have made it 2-1.

Rodrigo - 5: Struggled early as Liverpool played through him before eventually settling.

Gundogan - 6: Somewhat guilty of being too easy to play through, but linked better with Sterling to help City progress the ball nicely.

De Bruyne - 5: Found pockets of space after a quick Liverpool start, provided the assist for Jesus’ equaliser. Awful penalty miss.

Torres - 5: Linked well with De Bruyne at times but failed to properly influence the game.

Jesus - 7: Brilliant turn and prodded finish to bring City level. Should have added to his tally with a free header, but his movement is exceptional.

Sterling - 5: Had some joy early on running at Alexander-Arnold, should have equalised before Jesus did. 

Jesus finishes well under pressure (Getty)

Liverpool Player Ratings

Alisson - 6: Solid hands throughout in testing conditions.

Alexander-Arnold - 5: Sweeping ball found Firmino early on for a big chance, but not tight enough to Jesus for the equaliser.

Matip - 5: Made a telling interception to deny Sterling a one-on-one, lacked understanding with Gomez throughout.

Gomez - 4: Missed Sterling’s run early and was bailed out by Matip. Then gives the penalty away, harsh, but the ball has travelled a fair distance and gives the referee a decision to make. Caught out by Jesus’ movement in the second half as Jesus headed a glorious chance wide.

Robertson - 6: A lot of City’s good work came down his side but he was exposed at times due to the change in system.

Henderson - 5: Poor communication with Wijnaldum for the equaliser, left De Bruyne with too much space.

Wijnaldum - 4: Exposed positionally for the big Sterling chance at 0-1, which should have been punished, then got the space wrong between himself and Henderson for the equaliser.

Sterling takes on Alexander-Arnold (Getty)

Jota - 6: Helped the Reds counter with real speed.  A poor ball to Salah to ruin a very dangerous move before the break.

Firmino - 5: Messed up a golden opportunity inside a minute by failing to make a real decision. Linked well for the most part, but wasteful in second half with a great chance to pick out a teammate, instead blazing over.

Mane - 7: Terrorised Walker early on and won the penalty.

Salah - 8: Converted the penalty brilliantly. Wonderful ball and timing to create a big chance for Alexander-Arnold.

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