Man City vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result and final score after Riyad Mahrez wastes huge late chance
Manchester City 2-2 Liverpool: Follow the reaction from a thrilling draw in the Premier League as the leaders stay ahead in the title race
Manchester City and Liverpool shared the points in a thrilling draw at the Etihad as the visitors equalised twice to keep the title race alive, despite the Premier League leaders maintaining their slender advantage.
It was City who struck first in a lightening start as Kevin De Bruyne skipped past Fabinho and fired a deflected effort past goalkeeper Alisson inside five minutes, but the Reds responded well and Diogo Jota pulled them level less than 10 minutes later.
Gabriel Jesus, a surprise inclusion in Pep Guardiola’s team, fired the hosts back in front before the break as he latched onto the end of Joao Cancelo’s excellent delivery. Liverpool hit back again, though, as Sadio Mane finished Mohamed Salah’s brilliant pass to equalise just 47 seconds after the restart.
Liverpool were much improved after the break but were handed a lifeline when Raheem Sterling’s goal was disallowed by VAR for offside, before Salah saw a curling effort deflect wide. Riyad Mahrez hit the post with a late free kick, before wasting a huge chance as the breathless contest ended level.
Follow all the reaction and updates as Manchester City and Liverpool shared the points in this potential Premier League decider:
Man City 2 - 2 Liverpool
87 mins: Time is ticking away now. The next goal would surely be a winner. Has either team got it in them to go and win this game?
Joao Cancelo whips a cross in from the left wing but Joel Matip is there to boot it out for a throw in.
Man City 2 - 2 Liverpool
84 mins: Fabinho is booked for bringing down Bernardo Silva with a reckless challenge from behind. There are chants of ‘off, off, off!” from the City fans but the referee only pulls out a yellow.
Gabriel Jesus is taken off by Pep Guardiola with Jack Grealish brought on. Jurgen Klopp’s final change sees Roberto Firmino replace Sadio Mane.
Man City 2 - 2 Liverpool
81 mins: Riyad Mahrez brings the ball down to the right of the box and cuts into the penalty area. He’s trying to open up space for a left footed shot and is encouraged to let fly but the home fans. Instead he feeds De Bruyne to the byline but his cutback is cleared by Joel Matip.
Man City 2 - 2 Liverpool
78 mins: Liverpool are searching for another goal and some good link up play between Alexander-Arnold and Henderson sees the visitors win their first corner of the game.
Alexander-Arnold swings it into the box but it’s won by City and flicked out to the far side of the box where Kyle Walker completes the clearance.
Naby Keita then replaces Jordan Henderson for Liverpool.
Man City 2 - 2 Liverpool
75 mins: Diogo Jota has been replaced with Luis Diaz for Liverpool and Riyad Mahrez now comes on for Manchester City taking Raheem Sterling’s spot in the forward line.
He slots in on the right side with Gabriel Jesus moving more centrally.
Man City 2 - 2 Liverpool
73 mins: Joao Cancelo takes the ball off Mo Salah and drives the ball into midfield. His footwork takes the ball around Jordan Henderson before Salah tracks back and fouls the Man City man in an attempt to win it back.
Man City 2 - 2 Liverpool
70 mins: Chance! Mo Salah is given the ball out on the right wing by a cross field pass from Sadio Mane. He darts inside before firing a left-footed effort at goal and seeing Aymeric Laporte deflect it wide of the post!
The referee doesn’t see the deflection and awards a goal kick sending the Liverpool players up in arms.
Man City 2 - 2 Liverpool
67 mins: Jurgen Klopp is looking to the bench now as Luis Diaz is preparing to come on for Liverpool.
Another counter-attack sees De Bruyne feed the ball over to Sterling who has drifted out to the left. He carries the ball into the box but runs into trouble and the Reds scoop the ball out to Henderson.
NO GOAL! Man City 2 - 2 Liverpool
64 mins: Goal disallowed! Sterling was a couple of inches ahead of Joel Matip when he started the run and Liverpool have a reprieve!
GOAL! Man City 3 - 2 Liverpool (Sterling, 63’)⚽️
63 mins: Another one! It’s another ball in behind from Kevin De Bruyne. He slides a through ball around Van Dijk and plays Sterling into the box. Sterling has a one-on-one with Alisson and calmly nestles the ball wide of the goalkeeper to score City’s third!
But, was he onside? VAR is checking it...
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