English Premier League

Manchester City vs Liverpool, 2021-22 English Premier League

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  • 5': Kevin De Bruyne
  • 37': Gabriel Jesus
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2 - 2
  • 13': Diogo Jota
  • 46': Sadio Mané

Man City, Liverpool play out thrilling draw in Premier League title showdown

Manchester City and Liverpool played out a thrilling 2-2 draw in the Premier League title showdown at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Hand ball by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
  • 3': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
  • 3': Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
  • 5': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
  • 5': Kyle Walker (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Goal! Manchester City 1, Liverpool 0. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva following a set piece situation.
  • 13': Goal! Manchester City 1, Liverpool 1. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
  • 18': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
  • 18': John Stones (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Rodri (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 21': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Fabinho.
  • 24': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
  • 24': Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
  • 28': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 30': Hand ball by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
  • 31': Foul by Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
  • 31': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 33': Offside, Manchester City. João Cancelo tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 35': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  • 35': Offside, Manchester City. Kyle Walker tries a through ball, but Kevin De Bruyne is caught offside.
  • 36': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Joel Matip.
  • 37': Goal! Manchester City 2, Liverpool 1. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
  • 39': Thiago (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
  • 40': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Offside, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
  • 44': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
  • 44': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Offside, Manchester City. Phil Foden tries a through ball, but Aymeric Laporte is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Liverpool. Andrew Robertson tries a through ball, but Diogo Jota is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City).
  • 45'+1': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Manchester City 2, Liverpool 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 2, Liverpool 1.
  • 46': Foul by Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
  • 46': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Goal! Manchester City 2, Liverpool 2. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball.
  • 47': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
  • 52': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball.
  • 54': Offside, Manchester City. Rodri tries a through ball, but Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
  • 57': Foul by Thiago (Liverpool).
  • 57': Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Cancelo.
  • 61': Thiago (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
  • 63': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 64': VAR Decision: No Goal Manchester City 2-2 Liverpool.
  • 70': Substitution, Liverpool. Luis Díaz replaces Diogo Jota.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 74': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
  • 74': João Cancelo (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Substitution, Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez replaces Raheem Sterling.
  • 77': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Rodri.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 78': Substitution, Liverpool. Naby Keïta replaces Jordan Henderson.
  • 82': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
  • 83': Fabinho (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Substitution, Manchester City. Jack Grealish replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  • 84': Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Sadio Mané.
  • 85': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
  • 85': Thiago (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
  • 89': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+1': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Manchester City 2, Liverpool 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Manchester City 2, Liverpool 2.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 9
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 5
1 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 2
44.9 Possession 55.1
6 SHOTS 11
4 ON GOAL 5
0.7 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
377 Accurate Passes 486
468 Passes 566
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 2
5 Crosses 17
0.2 Cross % 0.1
64 Long Balls 73
29 Accurate Long Balls 41
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 2
12 Effective Tackles 6
18 Tackles 17
0.7 Tackle % 0.4
8 Interceptions 8
18 Effective Clearances 11
18 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 53,197

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 34 +56 77
2 Liverpool 34 +41 74
3 Manchester City 32 +44 73
4 Aston Villa 34 +21 66
Full Table

Line-Ups

MNC Manchester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK)
14 Aymeric Laporte
5 John Stones
27 João Cancelo
2 Kyle Walker
17 Kevin De Bruyne
20 Bernardo Silva
16 Rodri
7 Raheem Sterling
47 Phil Foden
9 Gabriel Jesus

LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alisson Becker (GK)
4 Virgil van Dijk Yellow Card
32 Joël Matip
26 Andy Robertson Yellow Card
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
3 Fabinho Yellow Card
6 Thiago Alcantara Yellow Card
14 Jordan Henderson
20 Diogo Jota
10 Sadio Mané
11 Mohamed Salah

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