Liverpool against Man City: No winner for Klopp and Guardiola

Liverpool vs Man City

Jürgen Klopp lost his lead in the Premier League in his farewell season as coach of Liverpool FC. In the last duel with Pep Guardiola and England champions Manchester City for the time being, the Reds fought to a 1-1 (0-1) draw in a high-class game on Sunday after a strong second half. As a result of the draw, Arsenal are now tied for first place with Liverpool. Man City is third, one point behind.

Update 7:42 p.m.: “It was extraordinary,” Klopp enthused about his team’s performance on “Sky”. “To have City on the hook like this feels good. That was a statement from us today. City won’t stop. Arsenal won’t stop. We will not stop.”

The defending champions tried to quickly put pressure on Liverpool’s weakened team. Julián Álvarez (3rd minute) and Kevin De Bruyne (8th) had opportunities. After ten minutes, Klopp’s team came into the match much better. Luis Díaz scored for Liverpool to make it 1-0, but Darwin Núñez, who provided the assist, was previously offside (19th).

City surprised the Reds four minutes later with a corner. De Bruyne didn’t look for superstar Erling Haaland, but instead played flat to the six-yard box. Central defender John Stones was able to press into the near corner to make it 0-1 (23′).

Liverpool came into the game better after half-time. After a back pass from Nathan Aké that was too short, Núñez poked the ball past goalkeeper Ederson, who fouled the Uruguayan. World champion Alexis Mac Allister converted the penalty (50th). After his entry, the Brazilian keeper had to be replaced injured a few minutes later by the former Bielefeld player Stefan Ortega. It was the German’s tenth appearance of the season and his third in the league.

There were chances after that almost every minute: Phil Foden was denied by the well-reacting Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher (58′). Díaz shot past the City goal twice while standing alone (63rd/64th). Ortega cleared well against Núñez (71′). City joker Jérémy Doku had the last chance, whose attempt bounced back into the field from the inside post (89′).

Update 7:42 p.m.: “The second half was the best we ever played against City,” explained Klopp, who was still annoyed. In the eighth minute of injury time, referee Michael Oliver did not award a penalty after an alleged foul on Mac Allister. “It looked suspiciously like a penalty,” complained Klopp.

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