Liverpool vs Man City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction as Mohamed Salah seals narrow win
Liverpool got their season back on track with a narrow win over title contenders Manchester City
Liverpool host Manchester City this afternoon in a clash of last year’s Premier League title rivals. City beat Liverpool by just one point to claim the trophy for the second consecutive season but the teams have got off to contrasting starts this year.
Jurgen Klopp’s side sit 11th having collected just two wins from their eight matches so far. It is the Reds worst start to a Premier League season in 10 years and leaves them 13 points behind Pep Guardiola’s men already. After their 3-2 defeat to Arsenal last weekend Klopp admitted that his team are already out of the title race but that he will continue to search for a winning equation whilst dealing with injuries and changes to his tried-and-tested 4-3-3 formation.
In comparison Manchester City are right where they want to be. They come into the game sitting second in the table just behind Arsenal who are led by Guardiola’s former assistant coach Mikel Arteta. They are looking for their 11th consecutive victory across all competitions and with Erling Haaland in the side they have the capabilities to pile further hurt onto Liverpool.
Follow all the action from Anfield as Liverpool take on Manchester City with coverage starting at the conclusion of Aston Villa vs Chelsea:
Liverpool 0-0 Man City
58 mins: Lots for drama in this second half already.
Kevin De Bruyne is played in behind the Liverpool defence on the right side but his pulled back pass is cut out and cleared. City come again with Foden in possession on the left, he comes inside and gives it to Gundogan who feeds it back wide for Bernardo Silva.
Bernardo’s cross comes into the six-yard box but Virgil van Dijk is there to clear it.
NO GOAL! Liverpool 0-0 Man City
55 mins: It’s chalked off! The referee is called over to the pitchside monitor, sees Haaland with his hands all over Fabinho and changes his decision.
Liverpool have the free kick and Man City’s opener is ruled out. Pep Guardiola is fuming.
GOAL! Liverpool 0-1 Man City (Foden, 53’)⚽️
53 mins: Have City got the opener?
It’s booted long and Haaland pulls down Fabinho as he tries to bring the ball down. The referee lets play go on and the ball comes to De Bruyne who slides one into the box. Haaland continues his run and takes the ball away from Alisson but it comes loose and Foden arrives to guide it into the open net!
VAR is looking at this though.
Liverpool 0-0 Man City
52 mins: Ederson comes out of that move a little worse for wear but is okay to play and as a bonus has been awarded a goal kick by the referee who didn’t see the touch he got.
Liverpool 0-0 Man City
50 mins: Huge chance! Mo Salah spins off the back of Ruben Dias and sprints in behind as Roberto Firmino flicks the ball over the top.
Salah takes it under control and carries the ball into the box with only Ederson to beat. He pokes it to the goalkeeper’s right but Ederson gets the faintest of touches on the ball but it’s enough to direct it wide of the left-hand post.
Great save!
Liverpool 0-0 Man City
48 mins: Nathan Ake looks to feed the ball in between the Liverpool centre-backs but Joe Gomez steps out and intercepts the pass. Liverpool then work it up to Diogo Jota who gets taken out by Manuel Akanji.
Second half: Liverpool 0-0 Man City
Liverpool get the game restarted and work an aerial pass over to the left wing where the ball bounces out of play. City chuck it back in play and come down the right but Rodri shoulders Thiago in the face and gives away a free kick to the home side.
Chelsea see off spirited Aston Villa as Mason Mount bags brace and Kepa shines in goal
Mason Mount and Kepa Arrizabalaga were Chelsea’s heroes as they survived a scare at Aston Villa to maintain Graham Potter’s unbeaten start.
Mount bagged a brace – in front of watching England boss Gareth Southgate – to seal a battling 2-0 win at Villa Park. But they needed Kepa to produce two stunning first-half stops to deny Jacob Ramsey and Danny Ings with Chelsea on the ropes.
The Blues have now won their last five in all competitions – keeping four clean sheets – and cemented fourth spot in the Premier League. Defeat was harsh on an improved Villa, who rattled Chelsea, but they slipped closer to the drop zone.
Boss Steven Gerrard joined with Villa 16th and two points above the relegation zone, they now sit 16th and just a point above the bottom three almost 12 months into his reign.
Chelsea see off spirited Aston Villa as Mason Mount and Kepa shine
Villa 0-2 Chelsea: Mount pounced on an early Tyrone Mings error then netted a free kick
West Ham deny desperate Southampton victory as Declan Rice cancels out Romain Perraud opener
Declan Rice denied Ralph Hasenhuttl a much-needed win as West Ham snatched a 1-1 draw at Southampton on Sunday (16 October).
Saints boss Hasenhuttl has come under increasing pressure after a run of four straight defeats and 15 losses in their last 21 matches.
The Austrian saw his side arrest that particular slide here thanks to a first Premier League goal from Romain Perraud, but Southampton were clinging on at the end after England midfielder Rice hauled the Hammers level.
The visitors arrived on the south coast with only one fully-fit centre back, with Craig Dawson and Kurt Zouma ruled out, as Thilo Kehrer joined full backs Aaron Cresswell and Ben Johnson in a defensive trio.
West Ham deny desperate Southampton victory
Saints 1-1 West Ham: The hosts entered the game on the back of four straight losses, while the Hammers are starting to build momentum
Arsenal hold on to beat Leeds and stay top thanks to Bukayo Saka strike
Bukayo Saka’s first-half goal clinched Arsenal a hard-fought and controversial 1-0 win at Leeds and kept them top of the Premier League table on Sunday (16 October).
Saka slammed home an emphatic finish 10 minutes before the interval as Arsenal won for the ninth time in 10 league games this season. But Leeds, inspired by the half-time introduction of talisman Patrick Bamford, dominated the second period and will feel aggrieved to have lost.
Bamford missed a penalty and Leeds had another spot-kick decision in stoppage time, initially awarded by referee Chris Kavanagh but overturned after a VAR intervention.
Play was suspended by Kavanagh less than a minute after kick-off when all the match officials lost contact with the video assistant referee and goal-line technology due to a power cut. Kavanagh led the players off the pitch amid a chorus of boos and play did not resume until 2.40pm local time.
Arsenal hold on to beat Leeds and stay top thanks to Bukayo Saka strike
Leeds 0-1 Arsenal: Patrick Bamford misses from the spot for the hosts after Saka’s first-half goal
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